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V for vendetta - Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, James McTeigue

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Movie propaganda

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V for vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V". Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he detonates two London landmarks and takes over the government-controlled airwaves, urging his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself - and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film fantasy dictator UK totalitarian big brother England Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot police religious far right revolution

Persons of interest

Natalie Portman .... Evey Hammond
Hugo Weaving .... V
Stephen Rea .... Finch
John Hurt .... Sutler
Roger Allam .... Prothero
Sinéad Cusack .... Dr Delia Surridge
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere .... Marshal
Stephen Fry .... Gordon Deitrich
Rupert Graves .... Dominic
Keith How .... V Follower
Richard Laing .... Leiutenant
Ben Miles .... Dascomb
Tim Pigott-Smith .... Creedy
Cosima Shaw .... Patricia
John Standing .... Bishop Lilliman
Natasha Wightman .... Valerie
Alan Moore .... Author: V for vendetta
Andy Wachowski .... Screenwriter
Larry Wachowski... Screenwriter
James McTeigue .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

V for vendetta official movie site
V for vendetta film production notes
V for vendetta QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Berlin International Film Festival 2005: Out of competition

See also Code 46, Equilibrium, Minority report, The man in the iron mask
Studios and distributors:

Warner Bros * Roadshow Films

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Wow! Talk about the man in the irony mask.

V for vendetta is like watching 1984 through the wrong end of a telescope. I spun out when I saw John Hurt as Big Brother (he being the actor who portrayed the victimised Mr Smith in the eponymous film of George Orwell's book).

Kudos for great use of infrequent strong coarse language, especially the delicate application of the word "cunt". The British can swear in ways of which the Yanks can't even dream.

Where the bloody hell are you? Where the bloody hell am I?