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Watch the movie first. The book is different and focuses a lot more on the main character's relationship with his cousin "The" Minister (basically runs the country) They're different enough that you won't really lack information. The movie does a wonderful job at hinting at a whole other world going on around Theo (Clive Owens) For example, there's a glimpse of a billboard that says something like Avoiding Fertility Tests Is Against The Law.... but they never talk about them in the movie.