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Orwell: 2+2=5 – Is the movie our current reality?

October 2, 2025/

Matthew Carey of Deadline wrote that the film “makes it startlingly clear the degree to which we are living in Orwellian times. The parallels between the nightmare of 1984, where Big Brother dictates every facet of life, and Donald Trump’s America have not been properly acknowledged. This film does that.” He ended the review by writing, “Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 is an urgent, indispensable film for our times.”

Orwell: 2+2=5 is a 2025 documentary film, directed and produced by Raoul Peck. It follows the life and career of George Orwell, and how his political observations are still relevant in present day, particularly the lessons from his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.[1] Damian Lewis narrates the film as Orwell.[2]

The documentary had its world premiere at the Cannes Premiere section of the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2025, where it was nominated for the L’Œil d’or.


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