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Jul 24, 1996 · Johnny Shortwave: Directed by Michael Bockner. With Emmanuel Mark, John Tench, Mona Matteo, Dougie Richardson.
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- Drama, Sci-Fi
- Michael Bockner
- 1996-07-24
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Johnny Shortwave 1995 1h 32m Drama List Reviews A government assassin (John Tench) hunts a pirate broadcaster (Emmanuel Mark) who decries industrial fascism in police-state Toronto of the late...
- Drama
- Emmanuel Mark
- Michael Bockner
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- Emmanuel Mark, John Tench
- Michael Bockner
Hijacking shortwave frequencies and jamming government signals, he broadcasts messages of revolution and freedom from a secret location within the city. Fearing the effects of Johnny's subversive influence, the government dispatches a special agent known as the "Photographer."
At the end of the 20th century, massive unemployment and engineered food shortages have created a huge, permanent underclass in North America and brought about a police state to control it. An underground resistance is rumored to exist, and is being exhorted to rise up by the voice of Johnny...
Synopsis by Mark Deming. A pirate broadcaster becomes the last voice for freedom in a totalitarian state in this dystopian sci-fi drama. In the not-so-distant future, America has been transformed into a fascist state, and a massive economic recession coupled with a shortage of food has made it easy for the new, corrupt government to control the ...
