
The Zero Hour is a gritty, fast-paced heist film. Set in Caracas during the 24 hours of a controversial medical strike, the film tells the story of Parca (The Reaper) a feared hit man that is forced to take an elite hospital hostage in an attempt to save his wounded girlfriend. The police don't take long to arrive, and with them, a circus of media and onlookers. Parca soon becomes an unlikely hero, a "champion for the poor," until his stunt begins to divide the entire nation ... (Full plot summary below)
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The Zero Hour is a gritty, fast-paced heist film. Set in Caracas during the 24 hours of a controversial medical strike, the film tells the story of Parca (The Reaper) a feared hit man that is forced to take an elite hospital hostage in an attempt to save his wounded girlfriend. The police don't take long to arrive, and with them, a circus of media and onlookers. Parca soon becomes an unlikely hero, a "champion for the poor," until his stunt begins to divide the entire nation and violence begins to spread within the hospital and throughout the city, putting everything, including his girlfriend and her child, in dire jeopardy. A love story told in the midst of chaos, The Zero Hour is a timely and universal story about the mythic rise to power and the inevitable fall from grace.
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| sbs.com.auSimon FosterIn line with the 'urban gunslinger' iconography of Zapata's hip-hop roots, violence against the system is portrayed as a means to personal and social redemption and staged with a coolness that strives to make the brutality palatable. |
| User ReviewGeronimo GSaw this at Orlando Film Fest last nite and it blew the roof of the place. Smartly-written action-thriller with a fantastic cast, great twists and increasing tension that builds to a climax that floors you. Not just one of the best Latin films this year, one of the best of 2011 PERIOD. Even my Gringo friends where blown away! Showing again on Sunday at Plaza Theatre Downtown. Tickets are $5. Best five bucks you'll spend this Fall, TRUST ME. |
| User ReviewRodolfo PGripping, visceral, and relentless from beginning to end. Superbly complex and layered plotline, but so well-crafted it leads you through without your ever realizing just how much is going on until you come face to face with yourself and how the film forces you to question your basic assumptions about good, evil, and just how far you'd go for love. You'll have trouble remembering to breathe, and forget the popcorn... you won't know it's there. Unbelievable... one of the best movies I've ever seen. |
| User ReviewRicardo RLa trama es genial. Las escenas muy buenas. Si bien tienen detalles que mejorar, es bastante buena. |
| User ReviewJose BTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEMENDA PELICULA UNA DE LAS POCAS PELICULAS DE MI PAIS QUE ME GUSTAN |
| User ReviewThomas CIf you have not seen this film, demand to see it. Captivating from begining to end. |
| User ReviewJosé RNo se cayeron a cobas con esta pelÃcula... ya con 17 semanas en cartelera... vayan a verla...! |
| User ReviewGavin PSaw this at BIFF - and glad I did! It's Venezuelan and looks very authentic. Starts out as a chase movie, but then turns into a hostage movie, all at a pretty fast pace. It eventually slows down and starts to reveal bits of backstory, so you keep questioning your allegiances - who really are the 'good' guys? The plot all comes together well at the end, but it's a little unsatisfying & there's so many deaths! It's like a cross between Red State & The Negotiator - which is a good thing. 'Skinny Vin Diesel' (that's what I'm calling him) was good & the other guy had the weirdest voice and there's not too many subtitles to read that they're distracting. Worth a watch! (It's also funny that Miss Venezuela just won Miss World!) |
| User ReviewCheewai LA Venezuelan hostage drama set against the backdrop of social injustice. If you seek the usual Hollywood absolute good and bad, you don't find them here. |
| User ReviewBen HWhile doctors on strike in Caracas, Venezuela, a band of gangsters trying to save a pregnant woman with gunshot wound by taking over the hospital. When the governor take over the police operation, and a Miss Venezuela tangled in it, we know things ain't gonna get any better... |