''Zeros and Ones'' is a 2021 American-Italian thriller film written and directed by

Abel Ferrara Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best kn ...

and starring

Ethan Hawke Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor and film director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed three feature films, three off-Broadway plays, and a doc ...

. It premiered at the

74th Locarno Film Festival The 74th annual Locarno Festival was held from 4 August to 14 August 2021 in Locarno, Switzerland. The opening film of the festival was '' Beckett'' by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, which had its world premiere on 4 August. The 74th edition of Loc ...

in August 2021, and was released in limited theaters, on demand, and digital platforms on November 19, 2021.

Plot

"...an American soldier-for-hire (Ethan Hawke) attempting to foil a plot to blow up the Vatican in a locked-down Rome."

Cast

as JJ/Justin *Phil Neilson as Phil *

Valerio Mastandrea Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular pa ...

as Luciano *Valeria Correale as Valeria *Babak Karimi as Mullah *Korlan Madi as Jiao *Stephen Gurewitz as Stephen *Mahmut Sifa Erkaya as Ari *

Salvatore Ruocco ''The Equalizer 3'' is an upcoming American vigilante action film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It is the sequel to the 2018 film '' The Equalizer 2'', which was based on the TV series of the same name. The film stars Denzel Washington and Dakot ...

*Zixuan Chen as Jiao's Son *Sebastian Mendizabal as Mustapha

Production

In November 2020, it was announced that

, Cristina Chiriac, and Phil Nelson had joined the cast, with

directing from his screenplay. Principal photography began in November 2020 in Italy.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...

, the film holds an approval rating of 55% based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. At

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, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".

Awards

* 2021 –

: Best Direction Award Abel Ferrara.

References

External links

* * {{Abel Ferrara 2021 films 2021 thriller films 2020s English-language films American thriller films Films directed by Abel Ferrara Films scored by Joe Delia Films shot in Italy Italian thriller films English-language Italian films Lionsgate films 2020s American films