A penetrating insight into the soul of society. It doesn’t just address the issue of reality shows, where people’s privacy is exposed and exploited to satisfy the viewers’ perverse desires. The story also highlights the problem of the majority’s silence, even though millions of people are aware of the injustices being committed. It does not shy away from the issue of the pursuit of money, even at the expense of other people’s lives.

The Truman Show is a sophisticated reality show that entertains millions of people around the world. Like any truly successful commercial show, it also has its victims. The main victim here is Truman, whose life, identity, and relationships are sacrificed for the entertainment of others. 

The Truman Show takes place inside a gigantic dome that forms a world within a world. The focal point of the action is Truman Burbank. People all over the world have been watching the story of his life—from birth to adulthood—24 hours a day for several years. 

This idyll is disrupted by the arrival of a young woman with whom Truman falls in love, and who hints at the truth about his virtual life under the constant surveillance of cameras. 

Over time, Truman begins to notice that the people around him are acting unnaturally and irrationally far too often, and he starts to realize that the world around him is not the real world. His longing for a real and free life sets things in motion.

USA, 1998 

Crew: Peter Weir; 

Cast: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Peter Krause, Antoni Corone, Paul Giamatti, Harry Shearer, Philip Baker Hall, Saemi Nakamura, Philip Glass, Marcia DeBonis, O-Lan Jones;

Parents Guide:

1 scene featuring a woman in a short skirt and 1 scene with a low-cut top. 1 instance where two audience members comment that they can’t see the details of the most intimate moments of Truman’s life. 1 scene of Truman and Lauren kissing.

Several tense situations involving mild physical coercion.

Truman is put in mortal danger while attempting to escape from The Truman Show.

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