| Club Zero | |
| Director: | Jessica Hausner |
| Music: | Markus Binder |
| Cinematography: | Martin Gschlacht |
| Editing: | Karina Ressler |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes[1] |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $150,485[2] |
Club Zero is a 2023 internationally co-produced dark comedy thriller film, directed and produced by Jessica Hausner, from a screenplay by Hausner and Géraldine Bajard. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Mathieu Demy, Elsa Zylberstein, Amir El-Masry and Sidse Babett Knudsen.
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 22 May 2023.
A teacher at an elite school forms a bond with five students, which takes a shocking turn when their approach to intermittent fasting goes too far.
In February 2022, it was reported that Mia Wasikowska joined the cast of the film, with Jessica Hausner directing and producing from a screenplay by herself and Géraldine Bajard.[3] In August 2022, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Amir El-Masry, Mathieu Demy, Elsa Zylberstein, Luke Barker, Amanda Lawrence, Sam Hoare, Keeley Forsyth, Lukas Turtur, Camilla Rutherford, Samuel D. Anderson, Florence Baker, Ksenia Devriendt and Gwen Currant joined the cast of the film.[4]
Principal photography began in Oxford on 25 July 2022.[5]
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival,[6] where it had its world premiere on 22 May 2023.[7] It is slated to have its North American premiere at the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival, in the International Narrative Competition lineup. It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'World Cinema' section and was screened on 7 October 2023.[8]
It was released in France by BAC Films on 27 September 2023.[9] Austrian distributor Filmladen has scheduled a release date of 17 November 2023.[10] Film Movement is set to distribute the film in the United States.[11]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 11 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[13]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | 27 May 2023 | Palme d'Or | Jessica Hausner | ||
| European Film Awards | 9 December 2023 | European Original Score | Markus Binder | [14] | |
| Manaki Brothers Film Festival | 29 September 2023 | Golden Camera 300 | Martin Gschlacht | [15] | |
| Munich Film Festival | 1 July 2023 | Best International Film | Club Zero | [16] | |
| Palić European Film Festival | 21 July 2023 | Best Film | [17] | ||
| Special Mention | Markus Binder | ||||
| Sitges Film Festival | 15 October 2023 | Best Film | Club Zero | [18] | |
| Best Music | Markus Binder |