Big Data, Big Brother

Nov 11, 2020

0h 53m

★ 7.2

An in-depth look of how two of the most famous dystopian novels became reality

Overview

The story of the cross destiny of George Orwell (1903-50) and Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), the genius authors of the two most groundbreaking novels of anticipation of the 20th century: 1984 and Brave New World; two lucid witnesses of the maledictions of the modern world whose novels have found a considerable echo with our time.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

ARTE

Les Films en vrac

Histoire TV

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Bruno Paviot

Self - Orwell's Son

Richard Blair

Self - Writer

David Brin

Self - Philosopher

Cynthia Fleury

Self - Writer

Isabelle Jarry

Self - Translator

Josée Kamoun

Self - Human Rights Specialist

Félim McMahon

Self - Huxley's Biographer

Nicholas Murray

Self - Writer

Boualem Sansal

Self - Reproductive Endocrinologist

Jeffrey Steinberg

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Xi Jinping

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

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