Z.P.G. (1972)
- Directed by
- Michael Campus
- Genre
- drama film, science fiction film, dystopian film, thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Denmark, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 59 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a future where Earth is overpopulated, a world government enforces a 30-year ban on having children. Those who break the law are executed. The film follows one couple as they navigate life in this oppressive society.
bleakoppressivetenseslow-burnunsettlingclaustrophobicgrimcold
What happens
Z.P.G. (short for "Zero Population Growth") is a 1972 British-American dystopian science fiction film directed by Michael Campus and starring Oliver Reed and Geraldine Chaplin. It was inspired by the best-selling 1968 non-fiction book The Population Bomb, by Paul R. Ehrlich. The film concerns an overpopulated future Earth whose world government executes those who violate a 30-year ban on having children. Filmed in Denmark, the film is almost entirely set-bound featuring art direction designed to reflect a bleak, oppressive future. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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