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Equilibrium (2002)

R 107 min  -  Action | Drama | Sci-Fi  -   26 February 2003 (Belgium)
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In a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

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Kurt Wimmer

Writer:

Kurt Wimmer
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Bale ...
Dominic Purcell ...
Sean Bean ...
Christian Kahrmann ...
John Keogh John Keogh ...
Sean Pertwee ...
William Fichtner ...
Angus Macfadyen ...
Dupont (as Angus MacFadyen)
David Barrash David Barrash ...
Dirk Martens ...
Taye Diggs ...
Matthew Harbour Matthew Harbour ...
Maria Pia Calzone ...
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Emily Watson ...
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Storyline

In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. Whe he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Prozium | Art | Law | Cleric | Underground  | See more »

Taglines:

Two men. One battle. No compromise. See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Belgium) See more »

Also Known As:

Cubic See more »

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$541,512 (USA) (8 December 2002) (301 Screens)

Gross:

$5,359,645 (Worldwide)
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Color:

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Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

In certain scenes, the muzzle flash of the pistols and rifles fired by the Clerics and guards will reveal the Tetragrammaton insignia. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the car where Preston asks Partridge about the book he's bringing back, Partridge pulls it from his pocket it is a thin poetry book. Later when Preston finds Partridge, reading the same book, it is 3-4 times thicker than the previous one. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
DuPont: In the first years of the 21st century, a third World War broke out. Those of us who survived knew mankind could never survive a fourth; that our own volatile natures could simply no longer be risked. So we have created a new arm of the law: The Grammaton Cleric, whose sole task it is to seek out and eradicate the true source of man's inhumanity to man - his ability to feel.
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Referenced in Underworld (2003) See more »