Orwell 2+2=5 (15)

George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, all-too-believable authoritarian future. 

In this essential new documentary, director Raoul Peck (BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee for I Am Not Your Negro) seamlessly interweaves historical clips, readings from Orwell's diary, cinematic references, and dynamic modern day footage to craft not only a definitive portrait of the writer but an entirely fresh take on how discomfitingly relevant and prophetic his work – on the mechanics of power, propaganda, state lies and violence – has become. 

Narrated by Damian Lewis and produced in collaboration with the Orwell Estate, Peck has created a cinematic statement that mirrors the force and clarity of Orwell’s prose.

“A work of visceral urgency” The New York Times