AUSTRALIA · 1998

The Truman Show

Peter Weir
reality vs illusion surveillance and control existential awakening artificial world human autonomy
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In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running real-time reality TV show.

Year1998
CountryAustralia
DirectorPeter Weir
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