Zero

Name: Zero
Director: Faye Gilbert
Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2022
Duration: 1 h 8 min
Cast: Lauren Grace, Anya McKenna-Bruce, Oliver Woollford, Archie Renaux, Kieron Bimpson

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Sci-fi
Thriller

2022
Faye Gilbert
68 mins

Summary

Futuristic thriller starring Lauren Grace, Anya McKenna-Bruce and Oliver Woollford. Teenagers Zero and Serger try to protect their younger sister, Wake, from the horrors of their dystopian society. But when Zero goes on the run with Wake, Serger is forced to pursue his siblings.

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Review

A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Matt Glasby

Set in the year 2045, this dystopian drama explores a desolate future Britain where all the adults have fled, leaving the kids to fend for themselves. In order to escape the violence, and get to the fabled Gateway, teenager Zero (Lauren Grace) and younger sibling Wake (Anya McKenna-Bruce) must submit themselves to the rules laid down by the older boys, including their brother Serger (Oliver Woollford). At best, this means being regularly checked to make sure they are still "pure"; at worst rape, forced prostitution, paedophilia and murder. Made for just £150,000, and clearly in earnest, this is a brave attempt to show how patriarchal systems cause everyone to suffer, even those who perpetuate them - like a micro-budget companion piece to A Handmaid's Tale and Children of Men. However, writer/director Faye Gilbert's feature debut is also hard to follow, relentlessly downbeat and so heavy with the ever-present threat of sexual assault that its 68-minute running time feels much longer.

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4.4/10