Review - Orwell: 2+2=5

Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5 is a powerful, almost overwhelming documentary that treats George Orwell’s life and work not as historical artifacts but as living, breathing alarms. From its opening moments, the film radiates urgency. Peck draws a clear line between Orwell’s warnings and the political fractures of today, and the effect is both bracing and unsettling.