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Summary: In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Runtime: 1 h 53 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 3,000,000
Domestic: $ 8,430,492
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1980saffairalternate realityambushangeranti communistapartmentarmyarrestbased on novelbetrayalbig brotherblack marketbookbrainwashingbritishbritish renaissancebureaucracybureaucratcafecafeteriacatechismcharacter repeats someone else's dialoguecharacter revisionismcharacter says i love youcharacter's point of view camera shotchesschildhood flashbackchocolatechoircigarettecigarette smokingcitycivil servantclass differencescoffeecollectivismcommunismcommunistcommunist dictatorshipconformityconspiracycontrabandcorruptioncountrysidecover upcrime victimcriminalcubiclecult filmdangerdaydreamingdiarydictatordictatorshipdictionarydictographdoublethinkdreamdreamingdystopiaelectric tortureelectrocutionelectronic music scoreelectroshock therapyemployee employee relationshipenemyenglandenglish countrysideerased memoryexecutionexploding helicopterexplosionfantasy sequencefearfemale frontal nudityfemale full frontal nudityfemale nudityfemale rear nudityfictional warfighting the systemfilm starts with textflashbackfoodforbidden loveforestfreedomfurnacefuturegingovernmentgovernment employeegreatest fearhairy bushhallucinationhands on headhaunted by the pasthelicopterhelicopter crashhidden camerahungerimprisonmentindependent filminterrogationinvasion of privacyinvented languagejail celljamjournaljumpsuitknocked unconsciouslack of privacylittle boylondon englandlovelove interestlover lover relationshipmale nudityman hits a womanman wears eyeglassesmanipulationmass surveillancemediamedia coveragemedia manipulationmemorymilkmind controlministrymontagemoral dilemmanaked womanneo noirnews reportnewspaper headlinenewspeaknude woman outdoorsnuditynursery rhymeofficeoffice workeroligarchyoppressionorphanoutdoor sexoverhead camera shotpanicparadeparanoiaparty memberpawnshoppessimismphotographpneumatic tubepolicepolice brutalitypolice officerpolice raidpolice statepolice surveillancepolitical conspiracypolitical corruptionpolitical manipulationpolitical rallypolitical repressionpolitical satirepoliticspost world war threepovertypowerprisonerproletarianproletariatpropagandaprostitutepsychological manipulationpsychological torturepsychotronic filmpublic executionraidrallyratrationingrazorrebelrebellionrehabilitationrepressionresistancereverse footagerevisionismroom 101satirescene during opening creditsscreensecret policeseductionsensualitysex scenesexual desiresexual fantasysexual repressionshoutingsingingslow motion sceneslumsnowglobesocial commentarysocial decaysocialismsocietysoldierstar died before releasestarvationstatestrapped to a bedsubjective camerasurprise endingsurveillancesuspensetanktechnologytelevisionthoughtthought policethoughtcrimetimeframe 1980stitle same as booktorturetorture victimtotalitariantotalitarian statetotalitarianismtragedytragic endingtragic eventtragic pasttraintraitorunclear whether a person existsundercoverundercover agentunited kingdomunpersonurban decayvoice over narrationwaterwoodsworkworkerwritten by directoryear 1984year as titleyounger version of character
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