The Zero Theorem

The Zero Theorem

2013 · 107 min · EN · R · 6.1 (1,103 votes)
Dir. Terry Gilliam · Starring Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw · Music George Fenton

Nothing is Everything

DramaFantasyScience Fiction

A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

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This is a visually dense, existentially quirky journey into a surreal, dystopian future. It feels like a melancholic, philosophical puzzle, where the search for ultimate meaning is constantly sidetracked by absurd distractions. Expect a slow-burn exploration of humanity's place in a technologically overwhelming world, wrapped in a distinct, fantastical aesthetic.

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