‘Orwell: 2+2 = 5’ Review: Raoul Peck’s Documentary Highlights George Orwell’s Relevance at the Expense of His Mystery

Movie Review: In ‘Orwell: 2+2=5,’ a Powerful Portrait of the Author and His Still Relevant Writings - Bucks County Beacon

Filmmaker Raoul Peck uses George Orwell’s writings to weave together a biographical portrait of the author and a dispiriting picture of power and truth in the modern world in “Orwell: 2+2=5.” He’s hardly the first to connect the dots between Orwell’s prophetic writings and the current state of things — remember, sales for “Nineteen Eighty-Four” soared in the months following Donald Trump’s first election when phrases like “alternative facts” wer…

‘Orwell: 2+2 = 5’ Review: Raoul Peck’s Documentary Highlights George Orwell’s Relevance at the Expense of His Mystery

There are two ways to think about “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” the great dystopian novel of totalitarianism that George Orwell wrote on the Scottish isle of Jura and published in 1949, six months before his death (at 46, of complications from tuberculosis). The first and most obvious way to think about it is as a midnight-dark tale of political oppression: the deprivation and bullying violence that dominate life in a ruthless authoritarian state. To …

‘Orwell 2 + 2 = 5’ Review: A Chilling Examination of How Much the Nightmare of ‘1984’ Has Come True

A review of 'Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5," Raoul Peck's documentary about the writing of 1984 and how Orwell's ideas apply to Trump and modern fascism.

How Did a Documentary on George Orwell Become the Scariest Movie of 2025?

Orwell: 2+2=5 look at writer who gave us a modern dystopian classic—and examines how authoritarianism works that feels way too familiar.

Orwell: 2+2=5 – A Powerful Portrait of Author and His Still Relevant Writings

– 3 Out of 4 Stars – by Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press | October 1, 2025 Filmmaker Raoul Peck uses George Orwell’s writings to weave together a biographical portrait of the author and a dispiriting picture of power and truth in the modern world in “Orwell: 2+2=5.” He’s hardly the first to connect the dots between Orwell’s prophetic writings and the current state of things — remember, sales for “Nineteen Eighty-Four” soared in the months followi…