Zero Motivation

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Zero Motivation

2014,

1h 40m,

Comedy/

Drama

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88%

49 Reviews

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77%

1,000+ Ratings

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88%

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49 Reviews

77%

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1,000+ Ratings

Female Israeli soldiers are posted to a remote desert base and spend their time pushing paper until they can return to civilian life.

Critics Consensus

Darkly funny and understatedly absurd, Zero Motivation is a refreshing addition to the canon of irreverent war comedies -- and an intriguing calling card for writer-director Talya Lavie.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 2, 2017

B+

First time feature writer/director Talya Lavie impressively creates a witty and tangible dramedy about working women hampered by their own stagnation.

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Philadelphia Inquirer

Feb 27, 2015

3.5/4

A delightful, sharp dramedy that skewers the topic from every angle imaginable.

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Jan 15, 2015

Divided into three loosely connected stories involving the same players, "Zero Motivation" is strongest in its characters and its connection to an Israeli reality we can feel even if we've never experienced it.

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

Sep 12, 2020

4/5

Apparently, there isn't much difference between a desert army base and a suburban office building.

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Dan Scully

Cinema76

Apr 10, 2020

At the end of the day, Zero Motivation is a well-paced, very funny, effectively dramatic character piece with a mind toward feminism and personal growth.

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VyceVictus

Birth.Movies.Death.

Feb 6, 2020

Zero Motivation is a laugh out loud, sharp and uproarious comedy with a solid sense of heart.

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Hermione W

Jun 20, 2018

This is writer-director Talya Lavie's Israeli answer to M*A*S*H, a dark comedy more about bureaucracy than war, except insofar as it includes an epic staple-gun battle. Dana Ivgy and Nelly Tagar put in fine performances as friends in a desert camp's administrative unit.

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Hermione R

May 23, 2017

amazing. amazing. amazing. totally unforgettable. loved every moment of it.

Draco W

Jan 28, 2017

The Rotten Tomatoes description for this film is inaccurate, and the film is highly overrated. Neither I nor my two friends found the film funny at all, there was nothing "quick witted" about it, and overall it was dark and depressing. We stopped watching it about half-way through. None of the top critics' reviews raved about it either. We would give it a rating no higher than 40%. It was neither entertaining, humorous, nor gripping.

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Kylo R

Jan 2, 2017

So much potential wasted on two bratty leads.

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Synopsis

Female Israeli soldiers are posted to a remote desert base and spend their time pushing paper until they can return to civilian life.

Director: Talya Lavie
Screenwriter: Talya Lavie
Production Co: July August Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Hebrew
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.7K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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