Zone 414

Zone 414 is a science fiction mystery set in a walled colony populated by humanoid robots, where visitors can act out their private desires. Marlon Veidt, the powerful man who created the settlement, hires private investigator David Carmichael to find his missing daughter, who was last seen inside the robot city. Carmichael is paired with Jane, an advanced android capable of feeling human emotion, and their search draws them toward evidence that raises questions about why the zone exists at all.

The film was directed by Andrew Baird, working from a screenplay by Bryan Edward Hill. It is the first of three features Baird has directed to date, followed by One Way and Sunrise. Guy Pearce leads the cast as Carmichael, with Matilda Lutz as Jane, Travis Fimmel as Veidt, and supporting turns from Jonathan Aris, Colin Salmon and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson. Jib Polhemus, Martin Brennan and Baird produced the film for Highland Film Group and Northern Ireland Screen, among other companies.

Made on a budget of about 5 million dollars, Zone 414 was released in September 2021 and runs 98 minutes. Critical response was negative, with a critics' rating of 4.3/10 from 23 reviews. On IMDb it holds 5.1/10 from roughly 6,100 votes, and on TMDB it sits at 5.3/10 from around 315 votes, a narrow gap between professional and audience assessments.