A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is wha... Read allA hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations
- Old Homeless Man
- (as Rudi Rosenfeld)
- Director
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn order to select the locations, Terry Gilliam used Google Earth: "I'd got most of the locations sorted out by using Google Earth before I first went to Romania. This is how we do location scouting these days."
- GoofsWhen Qohen is sitting at his computer naked, he is wearing flesh colored underwear.
- Quotes
Qohen Leth: Nothing adds up.
Joby: No. You've got it backwards, Qohen. Everything adds up to nothing, that's the point.
Qohen Leth: What's the point?
Joby: Exactly. What's the point of anything?
- Crazy creditsIn memory of the great Richard D. Zanuck who kept the ball rolling.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film '72: Episode dated 5 March 2014 (2014)
- SoundtracksCreep
Written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
Performed by Karen Souza
Here we struggle with the main character (wonderful played by Christoph Waltz) and his meaningless solitary existence hoping to get an answer by a higher power of what life is all about.
So can the hero find out the meaning of life or the absence of it? and will he be willing to sacrifice his potential joy and happiness in order to get that mysterious call. Well you will be the judge.
If you like this movie I also recommend PI by Aronofsky, Brazil, Blade runner, 1984, THX1138 among other great ones. Hopefully this movie will become a cult classic and show new directors that they don't require 100+ million dollars to make good sci-fi movies. Thanks and cheers to Gilliam for sticking for what he believes in and daring to tackle difficult philosophical questions and having that original fingerprint he stamps in all his great movies.
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- Jul 12, 2014
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- Also known as
- Теорема Зеро
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $257,706
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $83,803
- Sep 21, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $1,486,506
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1