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2005 film by James McTeigue

V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue from a screenplay by the Wachowskis. Serving as McTeigue's directorial debut, it is based on the 1988–89 graphic novel V for Vendetta created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The cast includes Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea and John Hurt. The film, which is set in a future where a fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom, centres on V (Weaving), a masked vigilante who attempts to ignite a revolution, and Evey Hammond (Portman), a young woman caught up in V's plot. Wikipedia →

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📖 Definitions

Noun Revenge.

Noun A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.

Noun A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.

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