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The Zero Theorem

Removed from reality and living in a disused church, the computer genius Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz) is obsessively working on a project delegated to him by the enigmatic Management aimed at cracking the Zero Theorem.

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In a colourful and completely over-stimulated future, a church no longer functions as a place of prayer, instead the burnt-out building is used as the office and home of the shaven-headed, eccentric computer genius Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz). He lives in the derelict church with rats, birds and the odd visitor. Isolated from the realities and anxieties of everyday life, he works alone. The enigmatic company called Mancom executive floor has assigned him a task: to tries to solve a theorem that will reveal if life has meaning. Besides obsessively working to solve the mathematical formula, he has been waiting for years for a mysterious phone call. With his new film Terry Gilliam finds his way back to his impressive strengths as a filmmaker. Thirty years after his dystopian science-fiction milestone BRAZIL, Gilliam presents a complex, chaotic and creative piece. Using dazzling visuals, kitschy costumes and unusual camera angles, Gilliam envisions a kind of future where the existential crises of his neurotic protagonist unfold. Behind the meticulously designed facade hides bizarre details and philosophical formulations that seem at first glance comical. As eccentric and unrealistic as the world in “The Zero Theorem” is, one asks at the end of the movie how far we actually are from this dystopian society.

Timo Löhndorf

Credits

USA/Großbritannien 2013, 107 min
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Director: Terry Gilliam
Author: Pat Rushin
DOP: Nicola Pecorini
Montage: Mick Audsley
Music: George Fenton
Distributor: Concorde Filmverleih
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Matt Damon, David Thewlis, Christoph Waltz, Ben Whishaw, Mélanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges
FSK: 12
Release: 27.11.2014

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  • OV Original version
  • OmU Original with German subtitles
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