A Zed & Two Noughts

A Zed & Two Noughts

Directed by Peter Greenaway

Produced by BFI, Artificial Eye

1985116 min7.0 / 10

A darkly surreal meditation on death, decay, and grief told through the obsessive behavior of twin brothers and their entanglement with a woman marked by tragedy.

Identical twin zoologists lose their wives in a car crash caused by a white swan. They become obsessed with the death and decay of animals, and develop a strange and unusual relationship with the driver of the car, a woman who is now an amputee.

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  • Is A Zed & Two Noughts sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does A Zed & Two Noughts end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is A Zed & Two Noughts easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is A Zed & Two Noughts scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is A Zed & Two Noughts violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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76/ 100

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