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Zero Day

2003 · 92 min

A chillingly intimate found-footage descent into teenage alienation and violence, leaving a haunting sense of dread and sorrow.

Tagline
In high school, you're told you can do anything you put your mind to.
Overview
Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • madness
  • isolation
  • death
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Ben Coccio
Written by
Christopher Coccio, Ben Coccio
Starring
Cal Robertson, Andre Keuck, Serataren Adragna, Melissa Banks, Joshua Bednarsky, Rachel Benichak, Carmine DiBenedetto, Chelsea Cipolla
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, English

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