Zero Days

Zero Days is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Alex Gibney. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Synopsis Zero Days covers the phenomenon surrounding the Stuxnet computer virus and the development of the malware software known as "Olympic Games." It concludes with discussion over follow-up cyber plan Nitro Zeus and the Iran Nuclear Deal. Interviewees David E. Sanger Emad Kiyaei, Director External Affairs at the American Iranian Council (AIC), Eric Chien (Symantec) Liam O'Murchu (Symantec) Colonel Gary D. Brown, staff judge advocate of the United States Cyber Command Gary Samore Chris Inglis, NSA Deputy Director 2006–2014 Amos Yadlin Yossi Melman Yuval Steinitz Eugene Kaspersky Vitaly Kamluk Michael Hayden Olli Heinonen Ralph Langner, German control system security consultant Richard A. Clarke Rolf Mowatt-Larssen Seán Paul McGurk, Department of Homeland Security Director of Cybersecurity 2008–2011 Sergey Ulasen (Kaspersky Lab Belarus) Reception Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes collected 66 reviews as of May 6, 2017, of which 91% were positive. The site's consensus states: "Factors beyond Gibney's control prevent Zero Days from offering a comprehensive look at its subject, but the partial picture that emerges remains as frightening as it is impossible to ignore." Metacritic gave the film a score of 77/100 based on 23 critics.