Ambientada en una Anglaterra dictatorial del futur, la pel·lícula explica la història d'una dona, Evey, que és rescatada en una situació extrema per un desconegut emmascarat, conegut només com a "V". L'emmascarat promou una revolució entre els ciutadans perquè s'oposin a la tirania i a l'opressió. Quan Evey descobreix el misteriós passat de "V", també descobreix coses d'ella mateixa que no sabia i aleshores lluitarà per restaurar la llibertat i la justícia a la societat.

During the donations scandal of 1999/2000, Helmut Kohl gave his legendary "word of honor" not to name any donors. This documentary explores the question of what this word of honor was really all about

The Government of the fictional country Norland has unleashed a war with the neighboring Galikania and is suffering one defeat after another. A group of conspirators who were dissatisfied with this state of affairs, led by the Social Democrat Frank Frey arrange a coup to overthrew the emperor of Norland. But the working class does not like the new order either. Workers expose Frank Frey's policy of continuing the war and a revolution breaks out in the country. The leader of the socialist revolution becomes a mechanic of the name Franz Stark.