1. What kind of control is being used by Central Services? Brazil takes place in a retro-futuristic world in which automation pervades every facet of life, but paperwork, ineffi ciency, and mechanical failures are the rule. Brazil stars Jonathan Pryce in the role of Sam, a low-level bureaucrat. In this scene, Sam inadvertently gets wrapped up in an intrigue surrounding the so-called terrorist Harry Tuttle (played by Robert DeNiro), who is actually a renegade heating technician for whom the Ministry of Central Services has issued an arrest order. The clip moves quickly, so you may need to review it several times to grasp all the nuances in the conversation