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Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 1 nomination
Josh Bednarsky
- Josh
- (as Joshua Bednarsky)
Victoria Klein
- 1st Library Victim
- (as Victoria Everman)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMany real aspects of Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were used in the film. Most obviously being that the entire film was shot exclusively as a video diary (excluding the massacre itself), as Harris and Dylan did film many videos (later known as "The Basement Tapes") documenting their plan. As of October 2014, "The Basement Tapes" still have not been made available to the public.
- GoofsIn the scene dated July 31, 2000, Cal is shown going to the orthodontist to have his bottom braces removed. However, in the first scene, dated June 23, 2000, you can clearly see that Cal's bottom teeth have no braces when he moves in to speak into the camera.
- Quotes
Calvin Gabriel: Uhh... we've also experimented with duct taping shrapnel to the outside... and, as far as it's effectiveness, uhh... we can't say anything because we're not testing any of them and we won't be using them until Zero Day.
Calvin Gabriel: So if you really wanna know you might wanna... ask a survivor.
- Crazy creditsAfter realizing a friend appeared as a background character during the party scene, he and director Ben Coccio retroactively named his character "Zaxx Dragon IV".
- Alternate versionsThe UK DVD was cut by 3m 18secs to remove a detailed description of building explosive devices and avoiding capture.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Beyond Clueless (2014)
Featured review
A riveting film!
I rented Zero Day from the local video store last week. I had never heard of the film and I had my reservations about it. Just from looking at the box I knew the film was an Indie film and therefore the quality was going to be less than a mainstream film.
I can tell you that after I finished watching Zero Day I immediately started it from the beginning again. The film was clearly following the basic outline of what happened at Columbine High School of April of 1999, but what struck me was how believable the two lead actors were. My first time through watching this film I wasn't entirely sure if what I was watching were actual tapes left behind by the shooters at Columbine. In the back of my mind I knew what I was watching could not be real but at the same time the acting was so convincing you had to keep giving your head a shake.
Is the film disturbing? Absolutely! Are you going to see things that will make you question the merit of the film? Probably. I think what most people will find disturbing is they will actually have feelings for the two lead characters, Calvin and Andre (Played by Cal Robertson and Andre Keuck). Why is that problematic for some people? Calvin and Andre are planning a massacre at their high school. I know for myself, I felt an immense sadness for Andre and Calvin. I had empathy for them because their lives had come to such a horrific point. They had fallen so deeply through cracks that they had begun a journey down a road which could have been stopped, if only people around them had taken notice to their plight.
Zero Day is a phenomenal film. It gives you an up close and personal look to events that most of us will only ever see the conclusion to on the news. It leaves you thinking about the lives involved. And it leaves you perplexed how people get to this point. A week after seeing this film, I still think about it.
Those of you who have not seen Zero Day please keep in mind the following: The film is an independent with little to no budget and the film is shot on camcorders. The material in the film is disturbing. This is not mainstream Hollywood and there is no happy ending.
But if you can put all that aside, Zero Day is a film that will stick with you and just maybe help you to open your eyes a little.
I can tell you that after I finished watching Zero Day I immediately started it from the beginning again. The film was clearly following the basic outline of what happened at Columbine High School of April of 1999, but what struck me was how believable the two lead actors were. My first time through watching this film I wasn't entirely sure if what I was watching were actual tapes left behind by the shooters at Columbine. In the back of my mind I knew what I was watching could not be real but at the same time the acting was so convincing you had to keep giving your head a shake.
Is the film disturbing? Absolutely! Are you going to see things that will make you question the merit of the film? Probably. I think what most people will find disturbing is they will actually have feelings for the two lead characters, Calvin and Andre (Played by Cal Robertson and Andre Keuck). Why is that problematic for some people? Calvin and Andre are planning a massacre at their high school. I know for myself, I felt an immense sadness for Andre and Calvin. I had empathy for them because their lives had come to such a horrific point. They had fallen so deeply through cracks that they had begun a journey down a road which could have been stopped, if only people around them had taken notice to their plight.
Zero Day is a phenomenal film. It gives you an up close and personal look to events that most of us will only ever see the conclusion to on the news. It leaves you thinking about the lives involved. And it leaves you perplexed how people get to this point. A week after seeing this film, I still think about it.
Those of you who have not seen Zero Day please keep in mind the following: The film is an independent with little to no budget and the film is shot on camcorders. The material in the film is disturbing. This is not mainstream Hollywood and there is no happy ending.
But if you can put all that aside, Zero Day is a film that will stick with you and just maybe help you to open your eyes a little.
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- Jul 11, 2005
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- Language
- Also known as
- Нулевой день
- Filming locations
- Stratford, Connecticut, USA(Cal and Andre's homes)
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- Budget
- $20,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,466
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,148
- Sep 7, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $8,466
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