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| Zerograd, Zero City | |
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| Directed by | Karen Shakhnazarov |
| Written by | Karen Shakhnazarov Aleksandr Borodyansky |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nikolay Nemolyaev |
| Music by | Eduard Artemyev |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Zerograd[1] (Russian: Город Зеро, romanized: Gorod Zero), also translated as City Zero,[2][3][4] Zero City[5][6] or Zero Town,[7] is a 1989 Russian mystery film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov, described as an absurdist comedy by Mosfilm.[7] 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.[7]
- ^ Christopher Llewellyn Reed Film Review: In “Zerograd,” a Nation Collapses, And What Fun It Is, October 25, 2022
- ^ Jonathan Rosenbaum, City Zero, October 26, 1985
- ^ Marjorie Baumgarten, City Zero, December 6, 1991
- ^ Hal Hinson, ‘City Zero’, Washington Post, July 05, 1991,
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
rotowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Diane Carson, ‘Zero City’ offers a wonderfully satiric critique of the Soviet world
- ^ a b c Zero Town on YouTube, Mosfilm YouTube channel