In a grim and stifling society dominated by the omnipresent figure of Big Brother, individual liberties are a distant memory, swallowed up by constant surveillance. Art is scorned and fantasy is deemed a perilous affliction. Amid this oppressive landscape, a brilliant mathematician[6] finds himself entangled in a forbidden affair with a fellow intellectual. In a world where freedom is slavery, and any opposition to the iron rule carries deadly consequences, he faces a difficult choice: whether to join the resistance against the all-powerful Big Brother or remain an obedient citizen of the United State.
Cast
Aleksandr Obmanov as Mathematician D503
Vladimir Ivaniy as Prisoner E202
Aleksey Sharanin as Philologist C340
Diana Ringo as Fiction department employee I-330
Evgeniy Kazak as Concert host
Ilya Yaroslavtsev as Party Member
Viktor Korovin as Medical assistant
Sergei Nikitin as Engineer R-13
Ilya Droznin as Prison guard
Anton Biryukov as Enemy of the people L723
Vladislav Kuvitsyn as Younger doctor
Sergey Budanov as Older doctor
Dima Rubin as Inner Party Official
Sergei Khrustalyov as Inner Party Official
Aleksei Shamayev as Minister of the United State
Maksim Shilov as Police officer
Production
The film is the third feature film adaptation of the novel 1984 by George Orwell. It is dedicated to the 120th birth anniversary of George Orwell.[7]
It was shot in Moscow. 1984 is an independently produced film made without Russian government support or other government funds. Ringo has said in an interview to David Ryan (author of George Orwell on Screen) that she wished to make a film which would show the humorous and satiric side of "1984". When writing the screenplay, she was also influenced by the novel We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, which served as inspiration for George Orwell when he was writing 1984. Orwell praised the novel We, of which he also wrote a review in 1946. We has a similar plot and atmosphere as the novel 1984.[8]
The film's entire soundtrack was composed by Diana Ringo.[7]
Release
The first trailer of 1984 was released on November 21, 2022.[9]
1984 was released on digital streaming by Prime Video on November 15, 2023. The final film trailer was also released on the same day.[10][11][12]
Reception
WorldFilmGeek praised the film, giving an A rating, commending the adept blend of George Orwell's novel with Yevgeny Zamaytin's "We". The review highlighted the strong performances and directing.[1]
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