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Documentary  •  2025  •  119 min  •  Adults (18+)

Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025)

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Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

Documentary directed by Raoul Peck that interweaves archival footage, newsreels, and contemporary visuals to explore George Orwell's novel 1984 and its echoes in modern authoritarianism. Damian Lewis voices Orwell, with archival appearances by the author and interviews featuring U Win Khine as a Myanmar immigration officer. Produced in collaboration with the Orwell Estate; world premiered at Cannes 2025.

Starring Cast

Damian Lewis  •   George Orwell  •   U Win Khine

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The documentary applies George Orwell's critiques of totalitarianism to contemporary authoritarian figures and events, particularly those associated with right-wing politics, framing awareness and resistance as essential to preserving democracy. This focus on systemic threats from specific modern regimes determines its alignment with progressive values.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The documentary employs traditional casting without race or gender swaps in its portrayals. Its narrative subtly critiques imperial and colonial power through Orwell's experiences in Burma and links to contemporary global injustices, incorporating the director's post-colonial perspective.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium

The documentary peripherally depicts Orwell's adoptive family through scenes of him teaching his son the importance of truth against authoritarian lies, portraying parenting as a means of transmitting values. However, family structures and roles receive minimal exploration amid the film's primary emphasis on Orwell's intellectual legacy and political warnings.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film connects Christianity to historical violence and prejudice, depicting the Crusades as an example of religious justification for aggression against non-Christians and featuring a 19th-century Anglican cleric's lecture that divides humanity along racial lines in support of colonialism.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film. It centers on Orwell's life, dystopian writings, and contemporary political parallels involving surveillance and totalitarianism.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

No transgender characters or themes appear in the documentary. It focuses on Orwell's biography and the enduring impact of his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four on discussions of authoritarianism, surveillance, and truth in modern society.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

This documentary uses male actor Damian Lewis to narrate as historical male figure George Orwell, alongside archival footage and excerpts from his works, without altering any canonical or historical genders in portrayals.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

No race swaps occur in the documentary, which uses a white actor to voice the white historical figure George Orwell and archival footage of real individuals without changing their racial portrayals.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.8
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

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8.3
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7.4

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