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Zero Theorem
The new film from Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,
12 Monkeys). Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) stars as an eccentric
and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst. Living in
isolation in a burnt-out church, he is obsessively working on a
mysterious project personally delegated to him by Management (Matt
Damon), aimed at discovering the meaning of life – or the lack thereof –
once and for all. Increasingly disturbed by unwanted visits from people
he doesn’t fully trust, including the flirtatious Bainsley (Mélanie
Thierry), Management’s wunderkind son Bob (Lucas Hedges), his
unpredictable colleague Joby (David Thewlis), and a would-be digital
therapist (Tilda Swinton), it’s only when he experiences the power of
love and desire that he’s able to understand his own reason for being.
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