| Director: | László Nemes |
|---|---|
| Production: | Pioneer Pictures (Ildikó Kemény, Ferenc Szále), Good Chaos (Mike Goodridge), Alexander Rodnyansky, Mid-March Media (Gregory Jankilevitsch), Alexander Bazarov, Juliette Schrameck, Twenty Twenty Vision (Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel) |
| Running Time: | 132’ |
| Language: | Hungarian |
| Country: | Hungary, United Kingdom, Germany, France |
| Main Cast: | Bojtorján Barábas, Andrea Waskovics, Grégory Gadebois, Elíz Szabó, Sándor Soma, Marcin Czarnik |
| Screenplay: | László Nemes, Clara Royer |
| Cinematographer: | Mátyás Erdély |
| Editor: | Péter Politzer |
| Production Designer: | Márton Ágh |
| Costume Designer: | Andrea Flesch |
| Music: | Evgueni e Sacha Galperine |
| Sound: | Tamás Zányi |
| Visual Effects: | Glen McGuigan |
Cinema
Orphan
Venezia 82 Competition
Synopsis
1957. In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, a young Jewish boy, Andor — raised by his mother with idealised tales of his deceased father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.
Director’s statement
Orphan is the chronicle of a child’s coming to terms with his own family history and his own self, both reflective of the turmoils of the twentieth century in the heart of Europe. These stories have shaped our present and continue to haunt us, even questioning our future as a civilisation. My own family’s story served as a canvas for Orphan, spanning the ravages of the Holocaust and the tyranny of the communist regime. I wanted to create a cinematic language that would allow the viewer to revisit the traumatic experience of a child — trapped between the perception of a boy crushed by a menacing world and a family triangle he fails to understand. Ultimately, the film explores a question of inner darkness: will Andor, the young hero of Orphan, accept the stuff that he is made of?
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1:
Pioneer Pictures
Ildikó Kemény, Ferenc Szále
Molnar utca 53
1056 Budapest, Hungary
Tel: +36 30 529 0050
E-mail: ildiko@pioneer.hu
Web: https://pioneer.hu/
PRODUCTION 2:
Good Chaos - Mike Goodridge
9-11 Broadwick Street
W1F0DB London, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 7540 413 353
E-mail: info@goodchaos.co.uk
Web: http://www.goodchaos.co.uk/
OTHER PRODUCTIONS:
Alexander Rodnyansky - AR Content;
Gregory Jankilevitsch - Mid-March Media;
Alexander Bazarov;
Juliette Schrameck - Lumen;
Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel - Twenty Twenty Vision
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Yoav Rosenberg; Michael Kupsik; Klaudia Smieja – Rostworowska;
Gábor Sipos; Gábor; Rajna; Judit Stalter; JD Zacharias; Ori Eisen; Alice Labadie; Jean Labadie
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Eleonóra Peták; Ilona Antal
WORLD SALES 1:
New Europe Film Sales - Jan Naszewski
Pulawska 152/5
02-670 Warsaw, Poland
E-mail: jan@neweuropefilmsales.com
Web: https://neweuropefilmsales.com/
WORLD SALES 2:
Charades - Carole Baraton
3 Rue des Cottages 75018 Paris, France
E-mail: sales@charades.eu
Web: https://charades.eu/
ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION:
Movies Inspired - Stefano Jacono
Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 5
10124 Torino, Italia
Tel: +39 3492461767
E-mail: stefano.jacono@moviesinspired.com
Web: www.moviesinspired.it
INTERNATIONAL PRESS OFFICE:
Paul Ockelford – Premier
2-4 Bucknall Street
WC2H 8LA London, United Kingdom
E-mail: Orphan@premiercomms.com
ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE:
Federica Aliano - Movies Inspired
Viale Bruno Rizzieri, 199/b
00173 Roma, Italia
Tel: +39 393 9435 664
E-mail: f.aliano@moviesinspired.it
