这是一部虚构的政治恐怖电影。一九八四年,在经历一系列战争和合并后,世界只存在三个超级大国了——大洋国、东亚国和欧亚国。温斯顿(约翰•赫特 John Hurt 饰)生活在老大哥统治下的大洋国,这里,和其他两国一样,到处都安装着电幕(一种类似电视机的监视器),每个人都生活都在党的思想警察的监视下,历史完全按照党的需要每天都被改写。
虽然无法说出为什么,作为外围党员的温斯顿从心里厌恶老大哥。一日,他偷偷从一家陈年杂货铺处买了一本日记本——原则上党不允许写日记,表达个人思想——开始写日记。当他和在小说司工作的裘莉亚(苏珊娜•汉密尔顿 Suzanna Hamilton 饰)违反党的政策开始秘密偷情时,思想警察悄悄盯上了他。
A small-town sheriff gets tangled in a web of lies and corruption involving a shady businessman and the cartel while investigating the homicide of a mysterious woman linked to an apparent suicide.
Felix from West-Berlin falls in love with Thomas in East-Berlin. At first they keep their relationship going by regular visits from Felix, but the curfew forces him to return every evening. When the East-German authorities become suspicious, Thomas decides to try and flee to the West.