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Orphan

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The film follows the boy's painful journey when a man appears from his mother's past and he discovers the true story of her survival during World War II. Andor has to come to terms with this man as a usurping father he only has hatred for.

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Ben Croll TheWrap Immaculate and inert, “Orphan” plays like a Spruce Goose power ballad too leaden to lift. Sep 6, 2025 Full Review Adam Solomons IndieWire As with “Son of Saul” and “Sunset,” this is a sophisticated endeavor and, in craft terms, a level above the norm. Rated: B+ Aug 28, 2025 Full Review Marshall Shaffer Little White Lies Orphan renders its compelling concept in narratively shallow and dramaturgically flat terms. The film’s stellar leading performance from Bojtorján Barabás seems to occur despite the character’s lack of depth and direction. Aug 28, 2025 Full Review Rafaela Sales Ross The Playlist Still, “Orphan” feels like an exercise more concerned with the precision of its technical execution than the more ungovernable reins of its emotional axis. Rated: C- Sep 2, 2025 Full Review Jordan Ruimy World of Reel The film drifts. The boy steals from shops, kicks around with friends, lashes out — Nemes, with his usual command of the camera, makes every frame beautiful, but you start to wonder if that beauty is all the film has. Rated: C+ Aug 30, 2025 Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending The captivating Barábas dominates the screen as the curious, headstrong and determined young protagonist. He’s like a Hungarian Huckleberry Finn caught up in a world of bullies...This is Barábas’s first screen role and he is remarkable. Rated: A- Aug 30, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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László Nemes

Director

Bojtorján Barabas

Andor

Grégory Gadebois

Actor

Andrea Waskovics

Actor

Marcin Czarnik

Actor

Elíz Szabó

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Movie Info

Synopsis The film follows the boy's painful journey when a man appears from his mother's past and he discovers the true story of her survival during World War II. Andor has to come to terms with this man as a usurping father he only has hatred for.
Director
László Nemes
Producer
Ildiko Kemeny, Ferenc Szále, Mike Goodridge, Alexander Rodnyansky, Gregory Jankilevitsch
Screenwriter
László Nemes, Clara Royer
Genre
Biography, Drama, History
Original Language
Hungarian
Runtime
2h 12m