Mary Stockley

V for Vendetta -- In an alternate future where Germany won World War II and Great Britain is a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V'.

This IFC drama follows the devastating, true-life story of Albert Pierrepoint, Britain's most notorious hangman. Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him, Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall) joins the 'family business' and rises through the r

In an alternate future where Germany won World War II and Great Britain is a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as "V".

In an alternate future where Germany won World War II and Great Britain is a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as "V".

In an alternate future where Germany won World War II and Great Britain is now a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as "V" conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When "V" rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain. Starring Academy Award-nominees and Golden Globe-winners Natalie Portman ("Closer," "Star Wars" episodes 1-3) and John Hurt ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Hellboy"), Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee Stephen Rea ("Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles," "The Crying Game") and Hugo Weaving ("The Matrix" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy). Written and produced by the Wachowski brothers, creators of "The Matrix" trilogy.

In an alternate future where Germany won World War II and Great Britain is now a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as "V" conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When "V" rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally and a protege with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man (Hugo Weaving) known only as 'V.' Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself - and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plan to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.