Fahrenheit 451, a classic novel by science fiction master Ray Bradbury, will be made into a TV movie by HBO. This is not the first time that the book has been made into a movie. This time it is a contemporary American adaptation. Starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon, the story is set in a dictatorial world where people are not allowed to have free thoughts. The rulers burn all books, and the job of firefighters is not to put out fires, but to burn books. Fahrenheit 451 degrees is the burning point of paper (of course, this number is just an allusion). Jordan plays the male protagonist Montag, a young firefighter. Like the protagonists of many dystopian novels, he was originally numb and ignorant. He experienced an "awakening" and therefore turned against his former mentor, the fire captain Beatty (played by Shannon). The film is directed by Ramin Bahrani ("99 Homes" and "Man Pushing a Wheelbarrow"), who wrote the script with Amir Naderi.