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Real Life in the Zoo

2019 · 9 seasons

A gentle, unhurried peek behind the scenes, letting you settle into the quiet rhythms of animal life.

Genres
Documentary, Family, Reality
Starring
José Kok, Jacob Derwig
Overview
The animals play the main role in this series. The animals are the real main characters and the supporting roles are for the caretakers or zoo staff. Decisive for the program is the camera technology, which shows the animals' lives everywhere behind the scenes and out of sight of the audience. We experience the 24-hour feeling within the walls of the zoo, just like the animals themselves. The program is recorded at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands.

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Genres
Documentary, Family, Reality
Starring
José Kok, Jacob Derwig
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • nature
  • work
  • family
  • parenthood
  • healing
Places
  • workplace
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary, family, reality
Starring
José Kok, Jacob Derwig
Length
9 seasons, 54 episodes, 45 min each
Network
NPO 1, NTR
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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