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Total Recall ***

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Inspired by the sci-fi short story ‘We Can Remember It For You Wholesale’ by Philip K Dick, Total Recall (12A) stars Colin Farrell as working stiff Douglas Quaid. Bored by his mundane existence, despite being married to the beautiful Lori (Kate Beckinsale), Douglas craves the excitement provided by Rekall, a company which implants memories in the mind.

Fancying himself as something of a spy, Douglas taps into more than he bargained for when the Rekall experience sparks a terrifying reality in which Douglas discovers he is actually an undercover resistance operative fighting against the tyrannical Federation. Or is it all a dream?

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