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Zeros and Ones
2021 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zeros and Ones is a 2021 thriller film written and directed by Abel Ferrara. Starring Ethan Hawke, it follows an American mercenary attempting to uncover a plot to blow up the Vatican during the COVID-19 lockdowns in Rome.[3]
The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 74th Locarno Film Festival in August 12, 2021, where it won the Best Direction Award. It received a limited theatrical release and a simultaneous digital release on the United States by Lionsgate on November 19, 2021.
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Cast
- Ethan Hawke as JJ/Justin
- Phil Neilson as Phil
- Valerio Mastandrea as Luciano
- Valeria Correale as Valeria
- Babak Karimi as Mullah
- Korlan Madi as Jiao
- Stephen Gurewitz as Stephen
- Mahmut Sifa Erkaya as Ari
- Salvatore Ruocco
- Zixuan Chen as Jiao's Son
- Sebastian Mendizabal as Mustapha
Production
In November 2020, it was announced that Ethan Hawke, Cristina Chiriac, and Phil Nelson had joined the cast, with Abel Ferrara directing from his screenplay.[4][5][6]
Principal photography began in November 2020 in Italy.[5][6]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 54% based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The website's consensus reads, "Zeros and Ones is poorly lit and beset by narrative chaos, but Ethan Hawke's passionate performance is a solid fit for Abel Ferrara's intriguingly idiosyncratic storytelling."[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[8]
Awards
- 2021 – 74th Locarno Film Festival: Best Direction Award Abel Ferrara.[9]
References
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