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| studio = [[Participant (company)|Participant Media]]<br>[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime Documentary Films]]<br>Global Produce<br>Jigsaw Productions
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'''''Zero Days''''' is a 2016 American [[documentary film]] directed by [[Alex Gibney]].<ref name="Berlin">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2016/02_programm_2016/02_Filmdatenblatt_2016_201608480.php#tab=filmStills|title=Zero Days |accessdate=August 29, 2016 |work=Berlinale|date=2016}}</ref> It was selected to compete for the [[Golden Bear]] at the [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Next9">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/wettbewerb/wettbewerb-presse-detail_30356.html |title=Jan 11, 2016: Berlinale Competition 2016: Another nine films selected |accessdate=January 11, 2016 |work=Berlinale}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/berlin-film-festival-competition-lineup-1201676845/ |title=Berlin Film Festival Adds Nine Films to Competition Lineup |accessdate=January 11, 2016 |work=Variety}}</ref>
'''''Zero Days''''' is a 2016 American [[documentary film]] directed by [[Alex Gibney]].<ref name="Berlin">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2016/02_programm_2016/02_Filmdatenblatt_2016_201608480.php#tab=filmStills|title=Zero Days |access-date=August 29, 2016 |work=Berlinale|date=2016}}</ref> It was selected to compete for the [[Golden Bear]] at the [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Next9">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/wettbewerb/wettbewerb-presse-detail_30356.html |title=Jan 11, 2016: Berlinale Competition 2016: Another nine films selected |access-date=January 11, 2016 |work=Berlinale}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/berlin-film-festival-competition-lineup-1201676845/ |title=Berlin Film Festival Adds Nine Films to Competition Lineup |access-date=January 11, 2016 |work=Variety|date=January 11, 2016 }}</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
''Zero Days'' covers the phenomenon surrounding the [[Stuxnet]] computer virus and the development of the malware software known as "[[Operation Olympic Games|Olympic Games]]." It concludes with discussion over follow-up cyber plan [[Nitro Zeus]] and the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Iran Nuclear Deal]].
''Zero Days'' covers the phenomenon surrounding the [[Stuxnet]] computer virus and the development of the [[malware]] software known as "[[Operation Olympic Games|Olympic Games]]." It concludes with discussion over follow-up cyber plan [[Nitro Zeus]] and the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Iran Nuclear Deal]].


==Interviewees==
==Interviewees==
*[[David E. Sanger]]
*[[David E. Sanger]]
*Emad Kiyaei, Director External Affairs at the [[American Iranian Council]] (AIC),
*Emad Kiyaei, Director External Affairs at the [[American Iranian Council]] (AIC),
*Eric Chien ([[Symantec]])
*Eric Chien ([[NortonLifeLock|Symantec]])
*Liam O'Murchu (Symantec)
*Liam O'Murchu (Symantec)
*Colonel Gary D. Brown, staff judge advocate of the [[United States Cyber Command]]
*Colonel Gary D. Brown, staff judge advocate of the [[United States Cyber Command]]
*[[Gary Samore]]
*[[Gary Samore]]
*[[Chris Inglis]], NSA Deputy Director 2006-2014
*[[Chris Inglis]], NSA Deputy Director 2006–2014
*[[Amos Yadlin]]
*[[Amos Yadlin]]
*[[Yossi Melman]]
*[[Yossi Melman]]
*[[Yuval Steinitz]]
*[[Yuval Steinitz]]
*[[Eugene Kaspersky]]
*[[Eugene Kaspersky]]
*[[Vitaly Kamluk]]
*[[Vitaly Kamluk]]
*[[Michael Hayden (general)|Michael Hayden]]
*[[Michael Hayden (general)|Michael Hayden]]
*[[Olli Heinonen]]
*[[Olli Heinonen]]
*Ralph Langner, German control system security consultant
*Ralph Langner, German control system security consultant
*[[Richard A. Clarke]]
*[[Richard A. Clarke]]
*[[Rolf Mowatt-Larssen]]
*[[Rolf Mowatt-Larssen]]
*Seán Paul McGurk, [[Department of Homeland Security]] Director of Cybersecurity 2008-2011
*Seán Paul McGurk, [[Department of Homeland Security]] Director of Cybersecurity 2008–2011
*Sergey Ulasen ([[Kaspersky Lab]] Belarus)
*Sergey Ulasen ([[Kaspersky Lab]] Belarus)


==Reception==
==Reception==
Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] collected 66 reviews as of May 6, 2017, of which 91% were positive. The site's consensus states: "Factors beyond Gibney's control prevent Zero Days from offering a comprehensive look at its subject, but the partial picture that emerges remains as frightening as it is impossible to ignore."<ref name="rotten tomatoes">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zero_days/|title=Zero Days|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=May 6, 2017}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the film a score of 77/100 based on 23 critics.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/zero-days|title=Zero Days|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=May 6, 2017}}</ref>
Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] collected 66 reviews as of May 6, 2017, of which 91% were positive. The site's consensus states: "Factors beyond Gibney's control prevent ''Zero Days'' from offering a comprehensive look at its subject, but the partial picture that emerges remains as frightening as it is impossible to ignore."<ref name="rotten tomatoes">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zero_days/|title=Zero Days|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the film a score of 77/100 based on 23 critics.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/zero-days|title=Zero Days|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref>


Writing for [[RogerEbert.com]], [[Godfrey Cheshire III|Godfrey Cheshire]] praised ''Zero Days'' as "Easily the most important film anyone has released this year, it is a documentary that deserves to be seen by every sentient citizen of this country—and indeed the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/zero-days-2016|title=Zero Days Movie Review|publisher=RogerEbert.com|accessdate=May 6, 2017}}</ref>
Writing for [[RogerEbert.com]], [[Godfrey Cheshire]] praised ''Zero Days'' as "Easily the most important film anyone has released this year, it is a documentary that deserves to be seen by every sentient citizen of this country—and indeed the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/zero-days-2016|title=Zero Days Movie Review|publisher=RogerEbert.com|access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref>


===Accolades===
===Accolades===
''Zero Days'' was among 15 films shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary,<ref>{{cite web |title=Oscars: What the Doc Shortlist Got Right and Wrong, and Which of the 15 Will Make the Final 5 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-what-doc-shortlist-got-right-wrong-15-will-make-top-5-953412 |date=December 6, 2016 |author=Scott Feinberg |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Oscars 2017 Documentary Shortlist Analysis: Netflix Edges Out HBO, and Other Snubs and Surprises |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/12/oscars-2017-documentary-shortlist-snubs-surprises-1201753158/ |website=IndieWire |author=Anne Thompson |date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> but ultimately did not receive an Oscar nomination. The film won a documentary film [[Peabody Award]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.participantmedia.com/2017/04/alex-gibneys-documentary-zero-days-wins-peabody-award/ |date=April 18, 2017| author=Participant Media}}</ref>
''Zero Days'' was among 15 films shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary,<ref>{{cite web |title=Oscars: What the Doc Shortlist Got Right and Wrong, and Which of the 15 Will Make the Final 5 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-what-doc-shortlist-got-right-wrong-15-will-make-top-5-953412 |date=December 6, 2016 |author=Scott Feinberg |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Oscars 2017 Documentary Shortlist Analysis: Netflix Edges Out HBO, and Other Snubs and Surprises |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/12/oscars-2017-documentary-shortlist-snubs-surprises-1201753158/ |website=IndieWire |author=Anne Thompson |date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> but ultimately did not receive an Oscar nomination. The film won a documentary film [[Peabody Award]] in 2017<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.participantmedia.com/2017/04/alex-gibneys-documentary-zero-days-wins-peabody-award/ |title=Zero Days wins Peadbody Award |date=April 18, 2017| author=Participant Media}}</ref> and was nominated for [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay|Best Documentary Screenplay]] from the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2016|Writers Guild of America]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Writers Guild Awards Winners|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/2017-writers-guild-awards-winners-1201783066/|website=indiewire.com|date=February 20, 2017|publisher=IndieWire|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref>


==Releases==
==Release==
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''Zero Days'' was released digitally on Amazon Video and iTunes on December 6, 2016, broadcast on [[BBC Four]] in the ''[[Storyville (TV series)|Storyville]]'' strand in the UK on January 16, 2017, and DVD on January 17, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zero Days DVD Release Date |url=http://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/8223/zero-days |access-date=May 6, 2017 |publisher=DVDs Release Dates}}</ref>
===Home media===

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''Zero Days'' was released digitally on Amazon Video and iTunes on December 6, 2016 and DVD on January 17, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zero Days DVD Release Date |url=http://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/8223/zero-days |accessdate=May 6, 2017 |publisher=DVDs Release Dates}}</ref>
==See also==
* ''[[Not for the Faint of Heart: Lessons in Courage, Power and Persistence]]''
* ''[[The Pragmatic Entente: Israeli-Iranian Relations, 1948-1988]]''


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Revision as of 19:20, 28 April 2024

Not to be confused with Zero day (disambiguation).
This article is about the film. For the album, see Zero Days (album).

Zero Days
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Gibney
Written byAlex Gibney
Production
companies
Participant Media
Showtime Documentary Films
Global Produce
Jigsaw Productions
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11) (Berlin)
  • July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) (US)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Zero Days is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Alex Gibney.[1] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[2][3]

Synopsis

Zero Days covers the phenomenon surrounding the Stuxnet computer virus and the development of the malware software known as "Olympic Games." It concludes with discussion over follow-up cyber plan Nitro Zeus and the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Interviewees

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes collected 66 reviews as of May 6, 2017, of which 91% were positive. The site's consensus states: "Factors beyond Gibney's control prevent Zero Days from offering a comprehensive look at its subject, but the partial picture that emerges remains as frightening as it is impossible to ignore."[4] Metacritic gave the film a score of 77/100 based on 23 critics.[5]

Writing for RogerEbert.com, Godfrey Cheshire praised Zero Days as "Easily the most important film anyone has released this year, it is a documentary that deserves to be seen by every sentient citizen of this country—and indeed the world."[6]

Accolades

Zero Days was among 15 films shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary,[7][8] but ultimately did not receive an Oscar nomination. The film won a documentary film Peabody Award in 2017[9] and was nominated for Best Documentary Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America.[10]

Release

Zero Days was released digitally on Amazon Video and iTunes on December 6, 2016, broadcast on BBC Four in the Storyville strand in the UK on January 16, 2017, and DVD on January 17, 2017.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zero Days". Berlinale. 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Jan 11, 2016: Berlinale Competition 2016: Another nine films selected". Berlinale. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Berlin Film Festival Adds Nine Films to Competition Lineup". Variety. January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Zero Days". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "Zero Days". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "Zero Days Movie Review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Scott Feinberg (December 6, 2016). "Oscars: What the Doc Shortlist Got Right and Wrong, and Which of the 15 Will Make the Final 5". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ Anne Thompson (December 6, 2016). "Oscars 2017 Documentary Shortlist Analysis: Netflix Edges Out HBO, and Other Snubs and Surprises". IndieWire.
  9. ^ Participant Media (April 18, 2017). "Zero Days wins Peadbody Award".
  10. ^ "2017 Writers Guild Awards Winners". indiewire.com. IndieWire. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  11. ^ "Zero Days DVD Release Date". DVDs Release Dates. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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