Police State depicts a dystopian near-future America under authoritarian rule. The film follows Hayley Jones, a young investigative journalist trying to expose government corruption and human rights violations. When Hayley starts digging into the disappearance of protestors arrested by the regime, she becomes a target herself.Desperate to reveal the truth yet unable to trust anyone, Hayley goes on the run. She soon learns that the regime has eyes and ears everywhere, using advanced surveillance technology to track citizens’ every move. As she evades capture in an intense game of cat-and-mouse with the authorities, Hayley forms an unlikely alliance with Michael Watts, a hacker group leader waging war on the police state behind the scenes.Together, Hayley and Michael work to infiltrate classified government servers and broadcast the horrific evidence of the regime’s abuses to the world. Police State delivers a thrilling narrative grounded in current threats to civil liberties and democracy. With tight plotting, high stakes, and commentary on governmental overreach, the film sounds a warning about our potential future while keeping viewers on the edge of their seats.
