

Orwell: 2+2=5
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $355.3K
- Language
- English
- dystopia
- future vision
- film director
- visionary art
- visionary
- sociopolitical
- big brother
- vision of the future
- sociopolitical documentary
- dystopian fantasy
- biographical
- biographical documentary
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)R3 Oct 2025
- Theatrical3 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTTR11 Nov 2025
- PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival6 Jan 2026
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival 17 Oct 2025
- Theatrical1520 Mar 2026
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMSydney Film Festival9 Jun 2025
- PremiereMMelbourne International Film Festival15 Aug 2025
- PremiereMAdelaide Film Festival18 Oct 2025
- PremiereMByron Bay International Film Festival23 Oct 2025
American SamoaAS
- Digital / OTT10 Nov 2025
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical25 Feb 2026
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival4 Oct 2025
- Theatrical1412 Feb 2026
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+6 Nov 2025
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival17 May 2025
- PremiereDeauville American Film Festival 11 Sept 2025
- PremiereWar on Screen International Film Festival10 Oct 2025
- Theatrical25 Feb 2026
GreeceGR
- Theatrical26 Mar 2026
GuamGU
- Digital / OTT11 Nov 2025
IsraelIL
- Digital / OTTYes VOD + Hot VOD + Partner TV+19 Jul 2026
ItalyIT
- PremiereNOAM Faenza Film Festival16 Nov 2025
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Orwell: 2+2=5 was released on 3 October 2025.
Audience reviews
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Brent Marchant
10/11/2025
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 afraid to straightforwar…
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