# A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)

> Two zoologist twins turn their grief over a fatal car crash into an increasingly macabre investigation of animal decay, bodily loss, and mortality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20705

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Peter Greenaway
- Cast: Frances Barber, Joss Ackland, Brian Deacon, Geoffrey Palmer, Eric Deacon, Andréa Ferréol, Jim Davidson, Wolf Kahler
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090366/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: morbid, surreal, cerebral, arthouse film night, film studies viewing

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