Zeros and OnesZeros and Ones
(2021)
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Zeros and Ones

An American soldier in post-apocalyptic Rome uncovers the truth behind a terrorist attack.

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Abel Ferrara is one of those directors that people either love or hate. There's no middle ground here. After all, the American filmmaker has his own style, slow, provocative and contemplative, already shown in stories like 'King of New York', '4:44: The End of the World' and 'Pasolini'. In 'Zeros and Ones', Ferrara dives into the story of American soldier JJ (Ethan Hawke) serving in Rome and embarking on a journey to discover and defend himself against an unknown enemy that threatens the whole world. With his usual style, there is a mixture of the story with the pandemic climate that the whole world has witnessed in recent years. It is, after all, an apocalyptic film by Ferrara, using and abusing symbolic images that translate the uncertainty of these times through beautifully photographed scenes. Ethan Hawke, as always, delivers a tailor-made performance with complex characters within this pessimistic scenario of Abel Ferrara.

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Jericho is an American soldier stationed in post-apocalyptic Rome under a pandemic and war-torn lockdown. After witnessing the Vatican blown up into the night sky, he sets out on a mission to uncover and document the truth for the world to see and stop the true terrorists responsible.

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