Ten figures walk around in a circle. All they have is a number. The “Great Zero” monitors them. Based on a dystopian parable by Oleg Sentsov, this film was created between Kyiv and the Siberian penal colony where Sentsov spent five years as a political prisoner.
Writing
Sentsov's script smuggled from Siberian prison — every word earned.
Direction
Dual direction bridging free Kyiv and imprisoned creator.
Production
Filmed across imprisonment, a production that shouldn't exist.
Director
Oleh Sentsov
Oleksandr Yarema
First
Iryna Mak
Second
Viktor Zhdanov
Third
Lorena Kolibabchuk
Fourth
Denys Rodnianskyi
Fifth
Olena Uzliuk
Sixth
Yevhen Chernykov
Seventh
Agatha Larionova
Eighth
Oleksandr Begma
Ninth
Mariia Smoliakova
Tenth
Maksym Devizorov
Eleventh
Yevhenii Lebedyn
Eleventh Jr.
Oleh Karpenko
Judge 1
Oleksandr Laptii
Judge 2
Viktor Andriienko
Zero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sentsov directed via letters and video calls from his Siberian penal colony, making this the only feature film co-directed from inside a Russian prison.
The film premiered as Russia intensified its 2022 invasion, transforming Sentsov's abstract allegory into horrifying prophecy about occupied territories.
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