Sunshine Coast FrenchFilmFestival
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Orwell: 2+2=5 Documentary by Raoul Peck (France/USA) "Brilliant" Time Nambour SOLD OUT
Wed, 15 Oct
|Nambour
Orwell: 2+2=5 doubles as a biography of the novel 1984, it's writing on Jura, its author’s political and moral awakenings as well as his final days. It is also a searingly defiant polemic against the rise and spread of contemporary fascism. Timely and incredible to watch. "A necessity" LA Times
Time & Location
15 Oct 2025, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Nambour, Centenary Square, Currie St, Nambour QLD 4560, Australia
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ORWELL: 2+2=5 film trailer HERE
Dir. Raoul Peck . USA/France/ English. Documentary
M / 2025 / 119 mins /
Orwell: 2+2=5 doubles as a biography of the novel 1984, it's writing on Jura, its author’s political and moral awakenings as well as his final days. It is also a searingly defiant polemic against the rise and spread of contemporary fascism. Orwell's words from his diaries are read by actor Damien Lewis.
George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, all-to-believable authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (Academy Award-nominated I Am Not Your Negro), working in collaboration with the Orwell Estate, seamlessly interweaves historical clips, readings from Orwell's diary, cinematic references, and dynamic modern day footage to craft not only a definitive portrait of the writer himself, but an entirely fresh take on how remarkably relevant and…