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Equilibrium
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
2002 · Directed by Kurt Wimmer · 107 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller · 16 frames
Tagline
In a future where freedom is outlawed, outlaws will become heroes.
Crew
- Screenplay: Kurt Wimmer
- Cinematography: Dion Beebe
- Edited by: Tom Rolf, William Yeh
- Music: Klaus Badelt
- Production design: Wolf Kroeger
- Produced by: Jan de Bont, Lucas Foster
Cast
- Christian Bale as John Preston
- Emily Watson as Mary O'Brien
- Taye Diggs as Brandt
- Angus Macfadyen as DuPont
- Sean Bean as Errol Partridge
- Sean Pertwee as Father
- Matthew Harbour as Robbie Preston
- William Fichtner as Jürgen
- Dominic Purcell as Seamus
- David Hemmings as Proctor
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Dimension Films, Miramax, Blue Tulip Productions
- Budget: $20,000,000
- Box office: $5,400,000
- Themes: martial arts, resistance, dystopia, fascism, anti hero, totalitarian regime, destroy, phasing, book burning, outlaw
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