<P> V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by The Wachowski Brothers , based on the 1988 DC / Vertigo Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd . The film is set in an alternative future where a neo-fascist regime has subjugated the United Kingdom . Hugo Weaving portrays V , an anarchist freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts , and Natalie Portman plays Evey , a young , working - class woman caught up in V 's mission , while Stephen Rea portrays the detective leading a desperate quest to stop V . </P>
<P> V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by The Wachowski Brothers , based on the 1988 DC / Vertigo Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd . The film is set in an alternative future where a neo-fascist regime has subjugated the United Kingdom . Hugo Weaving portrays V , an anarchist freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts , and Natalie Portman plays Evey , a young , working - class woman caught up in V 's mission , while Stephen Rea portrays the detective leading a desperate quest to stop V . </P>
who played v in the movie v for vendetta
who played v in the movie v for vendetta
Hugo Weaving
Hugo Weaving