In the hidden corners of the records department of the vast Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skillfully rewrites the past to meet the needs of the Party. Yet, internally he rebels against the harsh totalitarian world in which he lives, a world that demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, the symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and freedom, he begins a secret love affair with a colleague, Julia, but soon discovers that the true price of freedom is betrayal.