as First Lady Josephine: A blend of Evita Perón and Lady Macbeth. Critical Reception
The story is narrated by Joe (), an idealistic soldier who starts as a security guard in a brutal prison. He is assigned to watch over John Thorne ( Donald Sutherland ), a famous revolutionary playwright and "terrorist" leader who has been imprisoned and tortured for years. Land of the Blind(2006)
: Once in power, Thorne proves to be a worse tyrant than his predecessor, instituting a repressive regime modeled after the Khmer Rouge, featuring re-education camps and extreme social controls. Joe eventually refuses to sign a loyalty oath to the new regime and is himself imprisoned. Themes and Historical Allusions as First Lady Josephine: A blend of Evita
: The country is initially ruled by President Maximilian II, known as "Junior" ( Tom Hollander ), an inept and sadistic leader more interested in making bad action films than governing. : Once in power, Thorne proves to be
as Maximilian II: A "Caligula-esque" figure portraying the grotesque vanity of inherited power.