Zip 'n zoo

Infobox_Film
name = Zip 'n Zoo


caption = Promotional Poster
director = Bruce Robertson
starring = John Hannah
Simone Lahbib
Remy Bennett
music = Charlie McKerron
cinematography = Kenneth Simpson
released = 1st September 2008
runtime = 29 minutes
country = Scotland
language = EnglishZip 'n Zoo is a 2008 film directed by Bruce Robertson, starring John Hannah, Simone Lahbib and Remy Bennett. The name of the film is derived from the sound of casting during fly-fishing.

Plot

Fly-fishing expert, prize-fiddle player and local school teacher Tom (John Hannah) and his wife Marion (Simone Lahbib) share an idyllic life in the Highlands, with only a baby to wish for. When 19 year old New Yorker Natalie (Remy Bennett) arrives in town claiming to be Tom’s daughter, the village get more than the odd tune to entertain them. Real life, families and what it means to belong.

= Production =

Zip n Zoo was filmed in the spectacular landscape of Assynt in Sutherland, North West Scotland,The magnificent mountains of Quinag, Canisp, Suilven, Cùl Mòr, Stac Pollaidh and Ben More Assynt provide the backdrop for the opening sequence.

The sequences in the shop and pub were filmed in the village of Drumbeg in Sutherland – and the fishing scenes on Loch Drumbeg.

The scenes in Durness are Loch Croispol Bookshop and The John Lennon Memorial Garden.

External Links

[http://www.zipnzoo.com Zip 'n Zoo Website]