The Zero Theorem
Filmfest 2014
Romania, USA, United Kingdom 2013
Original version with German subtitles
(Original: English)
German Premiere
Director: Terry Gilliam
Section: Spotlight
Set in a future London, THE ZERO THEOREM stars double Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz as Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst. He lives in isolation in a burnt-out chapel, waiting for a phone call which he is convinced will provide him with answers he has long sought.
Qohen works on a mysterious project, delegated to him by 'Management', aimed at discovering the purpose of existence – or the lack thereof – once and for all. But his solitary existence is disturbed by visits from the flirtatious Bainsley, and Bob, Management's wunderkind son. Yet it is only once he experiences the power of love and desire that he is able to understand his very reason for being.
Cast: Christoph Waltz, Melanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton
Credits
Screenplay: Pat Rushin
Director of Photography: Nicola Pecorini
Film Editor: Mick Audles
Composer: George Fenton
Production Designer: David Warren
Costume Design: Carlo Poggioli
Sound: Andre Jacquemin
Producer: Nicolas Chartier
Production Company: Voltage Pictures
Co-Producer: Dean Zanuck
World Sales: Voltage Pictures
Distributor: Concorde Filmverleih GmbH
Director: Terry Gilliam
