Orwell 2+2=5
strong violence, injury detail, images of real dead bodies
Director(s)Raoul Peck
Production year2025
Release date27/03/2026
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes119m
CastDamian Lewis, George Orwell, U Win Khine
Orwell 2+2=5
strong violence, injury detail, images of real dead bodies
This documentary uses extracts from George Orwell’s later writings and correspondence to examine the relevance of his so ...
This documentary uses extracts from George Orwell’s later writings and correspondence to examine the relevance of his social criticism to the world of today.
violence
language
sex
discrimination
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
nudity
theme
strong violence, injury detail, images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
18/12/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution
violence
The film uses footage of real conflict, civil unrest, riots, prisoner abuse and police violence, including sight of explosions, gunfire, and of people being beaten. Footage of the January 6th US Capitol Attack shows a woman being shot, resulting in bloody detail. A scene from the 1956 film adaptation of 1984 depicts a large group of prisoners being executed by hanging, while a montage of fictional depictions of torture includes sight of people being electrocuted and dunked underwater, and of blood streaming from a gash in a person’s throat.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘piss’ and ‘bastard’.
sex
Sex is implied through a post-coital scene. There are brief undetailed references to sex workers and masturbation.
discrimination
There are references to racism, colonisation, antisemitism, homophobia, and sexism throughout.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are brief and undetailed verbal references to rape and sexual harassment.
injury detail
Footage and photography of real warzones and atrocities contain images of dead and injured people, some of whom have blood on their faces and clothing. A distressed man is briefly seen cradling the dead body of his child. A photo shows a smiling soldier posing next to an injured and bloodied prisoner. Another segment features photos of people who have died during migrant crossings.
nudity
A clip from a film adaptation of 1984 shows a naked woman being punched in the torso by a police officer.
theme
Upsetting footage of warzones shows adults and children in a state of grief and distress.
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution
Classified date18/12/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
language
sex
discrimination
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
nudity
theme
Director(s)Raoul Peck
Production year2025
Release date27/03/2026
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes119m
CastDamian Lewis, George Orwell, U Win Khine
strong violence, injury detail, images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
18/12/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution
violence
The film uses footage of real conflict, civil unrest, riots, prisoner abuse and police violence, including sight of explosions, gunfire, and of people being beaten. Footage of the January 6th US Capitol Attack shows a woman being shot, resulting in bloody detail. A scene from the 1956 film adaptation of 1984 depicts a large group of prisoners being executed by hanging, while a montage of fictional depictions of torture includes sight of people being electrocuted and dunked underwater, and of blood streaming from a gash in a person’s throat.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘piss’ and ‘bastard’.
sex
Sex is implied through a post-coital scene. There are brief undetailed references to sex workers and masturbation.
discrimination
There are references to racism, colonisation, antisemitism, homophobia, and sexism throughout.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are brief and undetailed verbal references to rape and sexual harassment.
injury detail
Footage and photography of real warzones and atrocities contain images of dead and injured people, some of whom have blood on their faces and clothing. A distressed man is briefly seen cradling the dead body of his child. A photo shows a smiling soldier posing next to an injured and bloodied prisoner. Another segment features photos of people who have died during migrant crossings.
nudity
A clip from a film adaptation of 1984 shows a naked woman being punched in the torso by a police officer.
theme
Upsetting footage of warzones shows adults and children in a state of grief and distress.
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution
Classified date18/12/2025
LanguageEnglish