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Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5

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From Academy Award®-nominated and BAFTA-winning director, Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro), Orwell is the definitive feature-length documentary on visionary author George Orwell, with the exclusive cooperation of the Orwell Estate. ‍"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past...," wrote Orwell in his novel, 1984. Today, the "newspeak" of authoritarian rule is alive and well and in unexpected places, from the rise of AI Chatbot to the Russian propaganda machine, from the marketing webs of commercial metaverses to the political banning of books in the Southern United States. Peck's "Orwell" will use George Orwell's life, work and legacy as a maverick iconoclastic writer to jam the signals of the algorithms gone rogue which, in the name of personal freedom, threaten to close our minds to a greater possibility.
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Raoul Peck

Director

Damian Lewis

Narrator

Raoul Peck

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Alex Gibney

Producer

Blair Foster

Producer

Tamara Rosenberg

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Monica Castillo RogerEbert.com The result is an ambitious work that is provocative but sometimes convoluted. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 15, 2025 Full Review Sam Adams Slate It’s dazzling and terrifying, a guide to a political movement that has been gathering steam for decades and shows no signs of letting up. Aug 6, 2025 Full Review Steve Pond TheWrap Orwell: 2+2=5 is an artful balancing act, one that dips in and out of Orwell’s life and work, but also uses a broad array of reference points as it swings from history to art to the most current of events. Aug 6, 2025 Full Review Susan G. Cole POV Magazine [R]esonates in situations all over the planet today. Oct 1, 2025 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru An often provocative, but dull, overlong and unfocused documentary. Oct 1, 2025 Full Review Victor Stiff That Shelf Orwell: 2+2=5 delivers a scorching commentary on the nature of societies in decline. It presents a clear-eyed assessment of the allure of totalitarian regimes and how they prey on ignorance, apathy, and tribalism. Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis From Academy Award®-nominated and BAFTA-winning director, Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro), Orwell is the definitive feature-length documentary on visionary author George Orwell, with the exclusive cooperation of the Orwell Estate. ‍"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past...," wrote Orwell in his novel, 1984. Today, the "newspeak" of authoritarian rule is alive and well and in unexpected places, from the rise of AI Chatbot to the Russian propaganda machine, from the marketing webs of commercial metaverses to the political banning of books in the Southern United States. Peck's "Orwell" will use George Orwell's life, work and legacy as a maverick iconoclastic writer to jam the signals of the algorithms gone rogue which, in the name of personal freedom, threaten to close our minds to a greater possibility.
Director
Raoul Peck
Producer
Alex Gibney, Blair Foster, Tamara Rosenberg, Nick Shumaker, George Chignell, Raoul Peck
Screenwriter
Raoul Peck
Distributor
NEON
Production Co
Closer Media, Anonymous Content, Jigsaw Productions
Genre
Documentary, Biography, History
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 3, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 59m