One evening a Guy Fawkes masked vigilante, " V", rescues her from assault by the secret police and has her witness as his bombs destroy the Old Bailey. In the near future, Britain is ruled by the Norsefire political party, a fascist and authoritarian regime led by High Chancellor Adam Sutler, which controls the populace through propaganda, and imprisons or executes those deemed undesirable, including immigrants, homosexuals, and people of alternative religions.Įvey Hammond is the daughter of activists who died in prison and her brother was killed in the St Mary's school terrorist attack fourteen years earlier. 5 Differences between the film and the graphic novel.David Lloyd stated: "The Guy Fawkes mask has now become a common brand and a convenient placard to use in protest against tyranny-and I'm happy with people using it, it seems quite unique, an icon of popular culture being used this way." V for Vendetta has been seen by many political groups as an allegory of oppression by government anarchists have used it to promote their beliefs. However, Alan Moore, having been 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 to not be credited or paid royalties. 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 to mostly positive reviews from critics and was a box office success.
Produced by Silver Pictures, Virtual Studios and Anarchos Productions, Inc., V for Vendetta was originally scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Stephen Rea portrays a detective leading a desperate quest to stop V. It centres on V (portrayed by Hugo Weaving), 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 woman caught up in V's mission. The film is set in a future where a fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the UK.
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It is based on the 1988 DC Vertigo Comics limited series of the same title by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.
V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political action film directed by James McTeigue (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by the Wachowskis.