Zero Motivation

Zero Motivation

Directed by Talya Lavie

Produced by July August Productions

201497 min6.4 / 10

A sharp-edged dark comedy about young female soldiers killing time in a desert base office, balancing mundane bureaucracy with genuine questions about commitment and identity.

Filmmaker Talya Lavie steps into the spotlight with a dark comedy about everyday life for a unit of young female Israeli soldiers. The human resources office at a remote desert base serves as the setting for this cast of characters, who bide their time pushing paper, battling for the top score in Minesweeper, and counting down the minutes until they can return to civilian life. Amidst their boredom and clashing personalities, issues of commitment—from friendship to love and country—are handled with humor and sharp-edged wit.

Questions people ask

  • Is Zero Motivation scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Zero Motivation violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Zero Motivation easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Zero Motivation sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Zero Motivation end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity68

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Zero Motivation, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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