This film is based on the classic 1949 George Orwell novel of the same name and set in a world where absolute conformity in action, word and thought is demanded, including loyalty to Big Brother. In 1984, the world is divided into three vast states, whose inhabitants are dominated by all powerful governments. Winston, a worker, starts an illegal love affair with Julia, and becomes the target of a brain-washing campaign to force him to conform.
Orwell's novel was challenged in Jackson County, FL (1981) because it was deemed "pro-communist" and "contained explicit sexual matter." Click here to read more about this book.