synopsis
ROUGHNECK is a story about love, loss, and the nature of reality. It’s a mind bending
sci-fi thriller wrapped in an epic wartime love story. Think Hemingway meets Black
Mirror, with the future of mankind hanging in the balance.
The film is set in an eerily utopian future. A world where poverty and hunger are
unthinkable, crime has been eliminated and the planet is unified under a beloved United
World Government. All because of a remarkable technology known as THE MINDER —
an implanted device which alters the nature of human consciousness. The Minder
scrubs clean all negative emotions. Pain, fear, anger and craving vanish, replaced by
love, joy and happiness. This technology is so effective that for generations, its use has
been mandatory for every human on the planet. The Minder is installed on the day of
your birth and remains in place until your death. And for 99.9 % of the population, life is
joyful and flawless…