Zerograd (1988)
- Original title
- Город Зеро
- Directed by
- Karen Shakhnazarov
- Genre
- science fiction film, mystery film, thriller film, black comedy film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- 18+
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 66 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
A Moscow engineer goes to a small town on a business trip. He meets bizarre characters and finds he cannot leave the town.
absurdsurrealmysterioussatiricaldreamlikeunsettlingslow-burn
What happens
Zerograd (Russian: Город Зеро, romanized: Gorod Zero), also translated as City Zero, Zero City or Zero Town, is a 1989 Russian mystery film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov, described as an absurdist comedy by Mosfilm. A Moscow engineer Alexey Varakin visits a factory in a small town on a business trip, where his bizarre adventures begin. At the factory he sees a naked secretary, but nobody seems to pay attention to this; later we encounters a prosecutor who wants to commit a crime, and other strange characters. In addition it turns out that he cannot leave the town. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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