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Stories of freedom on the big screen: Orwell: 2+2=5
Raoul Peck delves into the heart of Orwell’s *1984* and shows how doublethink, Newspeak and Big Brother describe the present day.
Shortly before his death, George Orwell completed his most significant novel: ‘1984’. Raoul Peck, who has long scrutinised inequality, racism and the legacy of colonialism, shows just how strongly Orwell’s dystopian concepts resonate today.
Director: Raoul Peck, US/FR 2025, 119 mins, original version with German subtitles
Followed by: a discussion with journalist, translator and Orwell specialist Stefan Howald
Tickets: CHF 15, CHF 10 with a PBZ subscription, CHF 5 with a KulturLegi (show at the entrance), including a non-alcoholic welcome drink from the RamRam Bar
Part of the PBZ × Let’s Doc series: Stories of freedom on the big screen – five documentaries about people who want a different future.
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Thursday, November 26, 2026
19:30 - 21:30 o'clock
Free entry
PBZ Riesbach
Seefeldstrasse 93
8008 Zürich
