The Giver
Search for truth. Find freedom.
DramaScience Fictionnew lovebased on novel or bookdystopiaanti conformitymemoryalternative realitycolor2040sbased on young adult novel
A thoughtful dystopian coming-of-age about awakening to truth and emotion in a sterile, controlled society, grounded in mentorship and the cost of knowledge.
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
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