Zeros and Ones

Zeros and Ones

Called to Rome to stop an imminent terrorist bombing, a soldier desperately seeks news of his imprisoned brother — a rebel with knowledge that could thwart the attack. Navigating the capital's darkened streets, he races to a series of ominous encounters to keep the Vatican from being blown to bits.

  • Released: 2021-11-18
  • Runtime: 85 minutes
  • Genre: Thrillers, War
  • Stars: Ethan Hawke, Cristina Chiriac, Phil Neilson, Anna Ferrara, Salvatore Ruocco, Valerio Mastandrea, Babak Karimi, Dounia Sichov, Valeria Correale, Korlan Rachmetova, Mahmut Sifa Erkaya, Stephen Gurewitz, Carla Cassola, Simone Gandolfo
  • Director: Abel Ferrara
 Comments
  • mikejesus - 3 January 2023
    Worst Covid area garbage to date
    I understand this was made during a time when we were all scared and confused. However if this was going to be what our post-covid movie future was going to be I say kill me now. Seems to me even during Lock-down we had a brain that could be engaged. Apparently the people who were involved in this project didn't know this. This film starts at zero and goes no where. Easily one of the must uninspired movies of all time. This literally comes across as a time filler to keep the cast and crew from going crazy during their downtime. I predict this movie will live on only as an example of how bad things got during 2021.
  • Burnaby_Hawkes - 13 July 2022
    A Modern Masterpiece
    I wouldn't have really bothered reviewing this spellbinding movie if it hadn't been for the 3.3-stars rating on IMDB by the time I am writing this. I just couldn't keep silent.

    Zeros and Ones is an artsy movie. It is not for everyone. But if you are a storyteller like me, or an artist, you will appreciate the risk the moviemakers took in filming and producing this epic.

    On the plot side, it is simply the story of two brothers who are fighting a vague oppressive regime in South America ? ? The movie doesn't make it any clearer. But you do get South America/cosmopolitan vibes from the setting.

    Ethan Hawke is just marvellous. He portrays two characters, a solider and his brother (a revolutionary) with so much ease and panache.

    There is so much to comment on in every single cadre. This whole movie is like a museum of color, effects, signals, foreshadows, and symbols. I can truly understand why the majority of people won't like this gem; it is simply an avant-garde artsy movie not made for everyone. I was, in fact, so shocked it was made at all. Probably the maker of this movie (Abel Ferrera) sought only to deliver a sublime artistic message through frames than gain material profit. Chapeau to him. Money isn't everything.

    I have always held the belief that Ethan Hawke is a unique actor (and a very good artist). After seeing this movie, I am comfortable to say that Hawke is at the same footing--as an artist--as Orson Welles and Guillermo del Toro. His participation in this movie is nothing short of greatness.

    Great movie for artists and people interested in broadening their horizons and seeing something beyond superhero propaganda.

    It is also a great addition to (if not an improvement on) the many revolutionary gems of the past such as Lawrence of Arabia and Casablanca. (Modern people in the West seem to have forgotten what it's like to live in a developing country undergoing a revolution).

    A masterpiece.