English; Turkish Subtitles
Director/Director
Raoul Peck
Screenplay/Screenplay
Raoul Peck
Director of Photography/Cinematography
Benjamin Bloodwell, Stuart Luck, Julian Schwanitz
Editing/Editing
Alexandra Strauss
Cast/Cast
Damian Lewis
Producer/Producer
George Chignell, Alex Gibney, Raoul Peck, Nick Shumaker
Production/Production
Velvet Film, Jigsaw Productions LLC
World Rights/World Sales
Goodfellas
Turkish Rights/Turkish Rights
ONE FILM
Synopsis:
Veteran director Raoul Peck's documentary about George Orwell, who as a journalist was a witness to his times, as a novelist wrote a dystopia that predicted our times, and whose political views were so controversial that his books were banned in many places, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Taking its title from the formula symbolizing political manipulation in the novel 1984, 2+2=5 presents a wealth of biographical material about Orwell, including trailers from the adaptations of 1984 and Animal Farm. The documentary draws parallels between Orwell's dystopian political ideas and various sources on the rise of fascism today, and is narrated by Damian Lewis, best known for Homeland and Billions.
Acclaimed director Raoul Peck's documentary on George Orwell premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Orwell witnessed his era as a journalist, wrote a dystopia that foresaw our day as a writer, and was widely debated for his political views and his books were banned in several places. Taking its name from the formula symbolizing political manipulation in the novel 1984, 2+2=5 offers a wealth of biographical materials about Orwell as well as fragments from adaptations of 1984 and Animal Farm. Damian Lewis, known for his roles in the Homeland and Billions series, narrates this documentary, which draws parallels between various sources about the rise of fascism today, and Orwell's dystopian political thoughts.
