V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political action film directed by James McTeigue. It is based on the 1988 DC Comics limited series of the same name. The film is set in an alternative future where a Nordic supremacist and neo-
fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the
United Kingdom. It centers on V, an anarchist and masked
freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a
revolution through elaborate terrorist acts, and Evey Hammond (portrayed by Natalie Portman) a young, working-class woman caught up in V's mission.
V for Vendetta has been seen by many political groups as an allegory of
oppression by the
government; anarchists have used it to promote their beliefs. The
Guy Fawkes mask
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protest against
tyranny. As a film about the struggle between
freedom and the state,
V for Vendetta takes imagery from many classic totalitarian icons both real and fictional, including the
Third Reich, the Soviet Union under Stalin, and
George Orwell's
1984.
Political
slogans and inspiring
quotes about social change and activism
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