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Orwell: 2+2=5

7.220251h 59m15MovieDocumentary

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…

DirectorRaoul Peck
WriterRaoul Peck
ProducersAlex Gibney·Nick Shumaker

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Cast · Directed by Raoul Peck

DLDamian Lewis
Damian Lewis
George Orwell (voice)
GOGeorge Orwell
George Orwell
Self (archive footage)
GBGeorge W. Bush
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
VOViktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán
Self (archive footage)
CPColin Powell
Colin Powell
Self (archive footage)
JSJoseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
MXMalcolm X
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
EHErnest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Self (archive footage)
SRSalman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
Self (archive footage)
AEAlbert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Self (archive footage)
BSBernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
Self (archive footage)
MAMaya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Self (archive footage)

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Orwell: 2+2=5 isn't available free in United Kingdom; you can only rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Rakuten TV.

Is Orwell: 2+2=5 based on a true story?

Yes — Orwell: 2+2=5 is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).