Terry Gilliam's Anticipated 'The Zero Theorem' Finally Lands US Distribution

Terry Gilliam’s latest opus, “The Zero Theorem,” has finally found a stateside home months after debuting at last year’s Venice Film Festival to solid buzz. Amplify and Well Go USA Entertainment have teamed up to bring the film to US audiences. They will open the film theatrically in the late summer with a home video release to follow.

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Here’s their synopsis for the mind bender:

Directed by Gilliam, “The Zero Theorem” stars two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz

as Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with

existential angst. Living in isolation in a burnt-out church,

Qohen is obsessively working on a mysterious project personally

delegated to him by Management (Matt Damon) aimed at discovering the

meaning of life – or the lack thereof – once and for all. Increasingly

disturbed by unwanted visits from people he doesn’t

fully trust, including the flirtatious Bainsley (Mélanie Thierry),

Management’s wunderkind son Bob (Lucas Hedges), his unpredictable

colleague Joby (David Thewlis), and would-be digital therapist Dr.

Shrink-Rom (Tilda Swinton), it’s only when he experiences

the power of love and desire that he’s able to understand his own

reason for being.

“For

all of us at Amplify and Well Go, it’s an absolute dream to have the

chance to work with a visionary like Terry,” said Amplify’s Kent

Sanderson. “As someone who wore out a VHS of ‘Brazil’ and saw ‘Twelve Monkeys’

in theaters three times, I can say on the whole team’s behalf that

we’re incredibly excited to share his new take on society gone awry with

the widest possible audience.”

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