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Utopia: Nineteen Eighty-Four with Smartphones, Set in Australia

8 pointsby vlaskyalmost 4 years ago

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vlaskyalmost 4 years ago
Jack Smythe returns to visit his brother in &quot;Utopia&quot; - a future Australia where citizens are under constant government surveillance.<p>Privileges are awarded and revoked via a social credit system. The only place where people can speak freely is in the bathroom of their homes.<p>Citizens of Utopia snitch on each other with their smartphones in exchange for a 10% commission on fines imposed by the government.<p>A timely and chilling warning of the future that could await us. The road to tyranny will be paved by many incremental changes, each barely noticeable on its own, but devastating as a whole.<p>Starring Will Gabriel as Jack Smythe.<p>Runtime: 15 minutes