Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic74/100
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Raoul PeckDirector
- Alexei AiguiOriginal Music Composer
- Raoul PeckWriter
Cast
- Damian LewisGeorge Orwell (voice)
- George OrwellSelf (archive footage)
- George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
- Viktor OrbánSelf (archive footage)
- Colin PowellSelf (archive footage)
- Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
- Malcolm XSelf (archive footage)
- Ernest HemingwaySelf (archive footage)
- Salman RushdieSelf (archive footage)
- Albert EinsteinSelf (archive footage)
- Bernie SandersSelf (archive footage)
- Maya AngelouSelf (archive footage)
Stills
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Themes
dystopiafuture visionfilm directorvisionary artvisionarysociopoliticalbig brothervision of the futuresociopolitical documentarydystopian fantasybiographicalbiographical documentary
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