Brazil

[jabberwockeyes]

No, it's not the country, it's a movie directed by Terry Gillian. Interesting premise: dystopia where bureacracy reaches new heights combined with brutal military dictatorship. Basically sci-fi film from the 80s with an ugly version of Timothy Hutton. It has Bob Hoskin (sic) and Robert deNiro as bit players. It's another one of those films that I

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[mrvoid]

In fairness, I think it's over the top because it's Terry Gilliam, and that just how he rolls.

Yeah, I saw it in high school, and a few times since. The extra fun was that the first time I saw it, I'd just read 1984, so that worked out perfectly.