17 minutes to escape the end of the world — or just Russian nihilism with zombies?
A zombie apocalypse can happen tomorrow. But now there is a place where it is possible to escape.
Production
Grotty underground bunker built from Soviet institutional memory.
Acting
Troyanova's dead-eyed hope hits harder than any zombie bite.
Direction
Sigarev squeezes an entire country's anxiety into 17 suffocating minutes.
Director
Vasiliy Sigarev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sigarev emerged from Russia's 'New Drama' movement, where brutality and black comedy dissect national identity. This is basically a one-act play with zombies.
The title 'Z' predates its 2022 militarization — here it's just bureaucratic anonymity, the letter stamped on your hope.
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