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Orphan

Orphan

20256.02h 12m

Overview

In 1957 Budapest, one year following the failure of the Hungarian Revolution, a 12-year-old Jewish boy whose mother has raised him to believe that his father will return from the camps has his hopes shattered when a brutish stranger appears on the doorstep to take his family back.

Directed by László Nemes
Written by László Nemes, Clara Royer
Produced by Ildikó Kemény, László Nemes, Mike Goodridge
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Bojtorján Barabas

Bojtorján Barabas

Andor

Grégory Gadebois

Grégory Gadebois

Berend

Andrea Waskovics

Andrea Waskovics

Klára

Marcin Czarnik

Marcin Czarnik

E

Elíz Szabó

Sári

G

Gyorgy Bojtik

G

Gábor Iványi

Sári's Grandfather

S

Soma Sándor

Tamás

Z

Zsuzsa Száger

É

Éva Kelényi

Rózsika

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Themes & Keywords

budapest, hungaryperiod dramahistorical dramahungarian revolution1950s

About Orphan

Orphan is a drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of budapest, hungary, period drama, historical drama, hungarian revolution, 1950s. Directed by László Nemes, it stars Bojtorján Barabas, Grégory Gadebois, Andrea Waskovics. In 1957 Budapest, one year following the failure of the Hungarian Revolution, a 12-year-old Jewish boy whose mother has raised him to believe that his father will return from the camps has his hopes shattered when a brutish stranger appears on the doorstep to take his family back.

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