Apartment Zero (1988): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Apartment Zero is a 1988 drama thriller directed by Martin Donovan, starring Colin Firth as Adrian LeDuc, Hart Bochner and Mirella D'Angelo. It runs 2 hours 4 minutes and earned $1.3 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 4m (124 min)
- Director
- Martin Donovan
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Apartment Zero About?
The premise of Apartment Zero without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Danger waits behind the secret doors of Apartment Zero. In a dilapidated Buenos Aires neighborhood at the dawn of the 1980s, Adrian LeDuc runs a failing cinema and a rundown apartment block populated by eccentric, quarrelsome tenants. To scrape together money he rents a roommate, the quiet American Jack Carney, and soon suspects that Carney is behind a string of political assassinations shaking the city.
Apartment Zero Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- homosexual subtext
- homoerotic friendship
- mother son relationship
- apartment
- buenos aires argentina
- gay cinema
- gay protagonist
- gay character
- closeted gay
- closeted homosexual
- friendship between men
- tenant
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- projectionist
- apartment building
- two word title
- cult film
- man wrapped in a towel
- framed photograph
- eating an apple
- deception
- british man
- corpse
- astrology
- zodiac sign
- reference to a zodiac sign
- reference to gemini the constellation
- reference to aquarius the constellation
- astrology believer
- astrology enthusiast
- roommate roommate relationship
- sexual attraction
- internalized homophobia
- homophobic fear
- chamber thriller
- sexual frustration
- sensuality
- barefoot male
- feet on table
- bare feet on table
- projection
- older person
- landlord tenant relationship
- mysterious man
- cinephile
- male star appears shirtless
- film fan
- wrapped in a towel
- watching a movie
- sociopathy
- sociopath
Apartment Zero Cast & Characters
Colin Firth leads the cast as Adrian LeDuc, with Hart Bochner as Jack Carney and Mirella D'Angelo as Laura Werpachowsky. Directed by Martin Donovan; 15 actors are credited in all.
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Director Martin Donovan
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Colin Firth as Adrian LeDuc -
Hart Bochner as Jack Carney -
Mirella D'Angelo as Laura Werpachowsky - Juan Vitali as Alberto Werpachowsky
Also Starring in Apartment Zero
· 11 more- Francesca D'Aloja Claudia
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio Carlos Sanchez-Verne
- Liz Smith Mary Louise McKinney
- Dora Bryan Margaret McKinney
- Miguel Ligero Mr. Palmer
- Cipe Lincovsky Mrs. Treniev
- Federico D'Elía Boy in Cafe
- Luis Romero Projectionist
- Elvia Andreoli Adrian's Mother
- James Telfer Vanessa
- Marikena Monti Tango Singer
More from Martin Donovan
More films directed by Martin Donovan: Inside Out 3, Mad at the Moon and Death Dreams.
Apartment Zero Plot Summary
What happens in Apartment Zero from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Adrian LeDuc is the British owner of a revival house in Buenos Aires, and, apart from his mother, the core of his emotional life is cinema—especially classic American films and their stars. The story opens with him in his theater, absorbed in the closing moments of Touch of Evil, the kind of film that seems to hold his world together even as his finances fray at the edges.
Full summary
The whole story of Apartment Zero, scene by scene
Apartment Zero Box Office
Apartment Zero grossed $1.3 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$1.3M
- US & Canada
- $1.3M
How Well Do You Know Apartment Zero?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What is the profession of Adrian LeDuc at the start of the film?
Cars in Apartment Zero
27 cars on screen, including the Renault 6 and the 1982 Ford Falcon.
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Renault 6 Main role -
1982 Ford Falcon Minor role -
Renault 18 Minor role -
Renault 18 Minor role
Apartment Zero Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Conviviendo con la muerte” and “Apartamento cero”.
- Also known as
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- Conviviendo con la muerte
- Apartamento cero
- Apartamento Zero
- 零号公寓
- Nulladik lakosztály
- Апартаменты ноль
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Zero, 1BR and Divided Into Zero.
Apartment Zero FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Apartment Zero, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Apartment Zero?
Apartment Zero runs 2 hours 4 minutes (124 minutes).
When was Apartment Zero released?
Apartment Zero was released on September 30, 1988.
Who directed Apartment Zero?
Apartment Zero was directed by Martin Donovan.
More films by Martin Donovan Who is in the cast of Apartment Zero?
Apartment Zero stars Colin Firth as Adrian LeDuc, Hart Bochner as Jack Carney and Mirella D'Angelo as Laura Werpachowsky, among 15 credited actors.
How much did Apartment Zero make at the box office?
Apartment Zero grossed $1.3 million worldwide.
Does Apartment Zero have a post-credit scene?
No. Apartment Zero has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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