Orwell: 2+2=5
Documentary
7.068/10
|US
|en
|119 min
Release Date: 2025-10-03
Overview - George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck interweaves clips, readings from Orwell's diary, cinematic references, and modern-day footage to craft not only a portrait of the writer, but a fresh take on how prophetic his work has become.
Production Companies
Anonymous ContentCloser MediaJigsaw ProductionsVelvet FilmUniversal Pictures Content GroupThe Estate of the Late Sonia Brownell Orwell
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Brent Marchant
7/10
George Orwell (born Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1050), author of such legendary novels as the allegorical Animal Farm and dystopian 1984, has been called one of the greatest and most insightful writers of the 20th Century. And, in light of recent history, he’s also been widely regarded as one of the most prescient, a plainspoken scribe who clearly saw the future long before it happened and wasn’t afra...
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