A Zed & Two Noughts
1985 · Movie · NR · 116 min · ★ 7.0 · 71% critics
After a sudden accident upends their lives, two identical twin zoologists spiral into grief and fixation. Their search for meaning leads them into unsettling studies of animal decay and a growing, unusual bond with the injured driver, pulling them deeper into a strange mix of dark humor and disturbing curiosity.
Also known as A Zed and Two Noughts · Z00 · ZOO
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-10-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (178 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a weird, visually driven, darkly funny meditation on grief and decay; not for you if you need a clear, fast-moving story or dislike disturbing imagery, like in Withnail and I.
Pros: striking, unsettling visuals; darkly comic tone; thought-provoking oddness | Cons: thin conventional plot; disturbing animal imagery; can feel pretentious
Themes
- zoo
- doctor
- death
Cast & crew
Frances Barber
as Venus de Milo
Joss Ackland
as Van Hoyten
Brian Deacon
as Oswald Deuce
Geoffrey Palmer
as Fallast
Eric Deacon
as Oliver Deuce
Andréa Ferréol
as Alba Bewick
Jim Davidson
as Joshua Plate
Wolf Kahler
as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Ken Campbell
as Stephen Pipe
Guusje van Tilborgh
as Caterina Bolnes
Directed by Peter Greenaway