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.
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: big-brother , biographical , biographical-documentary , director-biography , dystopian , dystopian-fantasy , dystopian-future , dystopian-sci-fi , film-director , future-vision , socio-political , sociopolitical , sociopolitical-documentary , vision-of-the-future , visionary , visionary-art , dystopia