Day Zero

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The “Day Zero” or “Zero Day” is the day a new vulnerability is made known. In some cases, a “zero day” exploit is referred to an exploit for which no patch is available yet. (“day one”-> day at which the patch is made available).

Day Zero (Wikipedia)

Day Zero is a 2007 American film directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole and written by Robert Malkani. Set in the near future when global terrorism has forced the military to reinstate the draft, three young men, who have just received their induction notices and have 30 days to report for duty, must battle their political views before making a decision that will change their lives forever.

Day Zero
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Theatrical poster
Directed byBryan Gunnar Cole
Written byRobert Malkani
Produced byRobert Malkani
Anthony Moody
Daniel Sollinger
StarringElijah Wood
Chris Klein
Jon Bernthal
Distributed byFirst Look Studios
Release dates
  • April 29, 2007 (2007-04-29) (Tribeca Film Festival)
  • January 18, 2008 (2008-01-18) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$16,659 (United States)

This is American director Cole's debut film. It premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and opened in limited release in the United States on January 18, 2008. The film stars Elijah Wood, Chris Klein and Jon Bernthal. It also features Ginnifer Goodwin, Sofia Vassilieva, Elisabeth Moss and Ally Sheedy.

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