V for Vendetta (2005)
- Directed by
- James McTeigue
- Written by
- Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
- Cast
- Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea, John Hurt, Stephen Fry, Rupert Graves, Roger Allam, Ben Miles
- Genre
- thriller film, post-apocalyptic film, LGBTQ-related film, vigilante film, action thriller, political drama
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 15,674 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a future fascist Britain, a masked vigilante named V works to overthrow the government. A young woman named Evey gets drawn into his plans.
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What happens
V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue from a screenplay by the Wachowskis. It was McTeigue's directorial debut. It is based on the 1988–89 DC Vertigo Comics limited series graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, and Tony Weare. The cast includes Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea and John Hurt. The film, which is set in a future where a fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom, centres on V (Weaving), a masked vigilante who attempts to ignite a revolution, and Evey Hammond (Portman), a young woman caught up in V's plot. Produced by Silver Pictures, Virtual Studios and Anarchos Productions, Inc., V for Vendetta was originally scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Pictures on 4 November 2005—a day before the 400th Guy Fawkes Night—but was delayed; it instead opened in the United States on 17 March 2006. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $134.7 million against a budget of $50–54 million. Alan Moore, who was dissatisfied with the film adaptations of his other works From Hell (2001) and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), declined to watch the film and asked not to be credited or paid royalties. Some political groups have seen V for Vendetta as an allegory of oppression by government; anarchists have used it to promote their beliefs. The film is credited for popularizing the use of the Guy Fawkes mask by anti-establishment political groups and activists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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