Ultimately both are just movies and I dislike when people compare them to the real world given how exaggerated they are, but the basic premise of Brazil happens

Ultimately both are just movies and I dislike when people compare them to the real world given how exaggerated they are, but the basic premise of Brazil happens regularly: one piece of paperwork filed incorrectly can seriously impact your life. See this woman for an example: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/live-woman-declared-dead-service-canada-1.7451371 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/live-woman-decl...