ORWELL: 2+2=5
TIFF 2025 Official Selection
Opens October 10th
Orwell 2+2=5 is the definitive feature-length documentary on visionary author George Orwell, with the exclusive cooperation of the Orwell Estate. 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 novels 1984 and Animal Farm, this film also opens us to a wider range of his writing that drew from his personal experience of poverty. Damian Lewis narrates the film as George Orwell.
"It’s dazzling and terrifying, a guide to a political movement that has been gathering steam for decades and shows no signs of letting up." - Sam Adams, Slate