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Big Data, Big Brother

Big Data, Big Brother

An in-depth look of how two of the most famous dystopian novels became reality
Nov 11, 2020 53m
7.583
6 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Big Data, Big Brother
Companies ARTE, Les Films en vrac, Histoire TV
Countries France
Keywords dystopia, biography, genetic engineering, parallel lives, geopolitics, big data, fake news, surveillance state, british literature, big brother, gafam
Bruno Paviot

Bruno Paviot

Self - Narrator (voice)
Richard Blair

Richard Blair

Self - Orwell's Son
David Brin

David Brin

Self - Writer
Cynthia Fleury

Cynthia Fleury

Self - Philosopher
Isabelle Jarry

Isabelle Jarry

Self - Writer
Josée Kamoun

Josée Kamoun

Self - Translator
Félim McMahon

Félim McMahon

Self - Human Rights Specialist
Nicholas Murray

Nicholas Murray

Self - Huxley's Biographer
Boualem Sansal

Boualem Sansal

Self - Writer
Jeffrey Steinberg

Jeffrey Steinberg

Self - Reproductive Endocrinologist
Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self - Politician (archive footage)
Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley

Self - Writer (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - Politician (archive footage)