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FilmComedyScience Fiction

Brazil (1985)

R · 1985-02-20 · 2h 23m · EN
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It's only a state of mind.

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.

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Terry GilliamDirector
Budget
$15M
Box office
$9.9M

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Jonathan PryceJonathan PryceSam LowryRobert De NiroRobert De NiroArchibald 'Harry' TuttleKatherine HelmondKatherine HelmondMrs. Ida LowryIan HolmIan HolmMr. M. KurtzmannBob HoskinsBob HoskinsSpoorMichael PalinMichael PalinJack LintIan RichardsonIan RichardsonMr. WarrennTerry GilliamTerry GilliamSmoking Man (uncredited)Peter VaughanPeter VaughanMr. HelpmannKim GreistKim GreistJill LaytonJim BroadbentJim BroadbentDr. JaffeDerrick O'ConnorDerrick O'ConnorDowser

Keywords

ChristmasDystopiaDreamSatireSurrealismTechnologyDark comedySteampunkTerrorismCult filmGreat britainGovernmentOfficePolice stateAnarchic comedyBombingJob promotionBureaucracyRepairmanChristmas movie alternative

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Science FictionTheme affinityChristmas · Dystopia · DreamMood preferenceDark ComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingLongDirector preference52206

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What is Brazil about?

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.

How long is Brazil?

Brazil has a runtime of 143 minutes.

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