Brazil
7.7/10
Rating
143 min
Runtime
1985
Release Year
Terry Gilliam
Director
Cast
Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins
Quick Synopsis
Sam Lowry, a low-ranking government worker in a dystopian society, copes with his dull daily routine by imagining himself as a heroic figure rescuing a woman he often sees in his dreams. When he begins looking into a case involving the wrongful arrest and death of an innocent man mistaken for a terrorist named Harry Tuttle, he unexpectedly encounters the woman from his dreams in real life. As he attempts to assist her, Sam becomes entangled in a confusing and oppressive system filled with bureaucratic errors, false identities, and deception.
Detailed Synopsis of Brazil
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
