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Truman Burbank ( Jim Carrey ) lived his entire life, since before birth, in front of cameras for The Truman Show, although he is unaware of this fact.

Truman's life is filmed through thousands of hidden cameras, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and broadcast live around the world, allowing executive producer Christof ( Ed Harris ) to capture Truman's real emotion and human behavior when put in certain situations.

Truman's hometown of Seahaven is a complete set built under a giant arcological dome, populated by the show's actors and crew, allowing Christof to control every aspect of Truman's life, even the weather.

To prevent Truman from discovering his false reality, Christof has invented means of dissuading his sense of exploration, including " killing " his father in a storm while on a fishing trip to instill in him a fear of the water, and making many news reports and ' adverts ' about the dangers of travelling, and featuring television shows about how good it is to stay at home.

However, despite Christof's control, Truman has managed to behave in unexpected manners, in particular falling in love with an extra, Sylvia ( known to Truman as Lauren ), instead of Meryl, the character intended to be his wife.

Though Sylvia is removed from the set quickly, her memory still resonates with him, and he ' secretly ' thinks of her outside of his marriage to Meryl.

Sylvia shortly afterwards becomes part of a " Free Truman " campaign that fights to have Truman freed from the show.