Orphans

Orphans

1998 · 101 min · EN · 6.4 (28 votes)
Dir. Peter Mullan · Starring Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis, Rosemarie Stevenson, Stephen McCole, Ann Swan, Frank Gallagher · Music Craig Armstrong

Are YOUR parents a burden?

ComedyDrama

A group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the children mourn their mother's passing in a variety of ways—sometimes heartfelt, sometimes bizarre. As a potential thunderstorm threatens to damage the city, the situation compounds itself.

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A darkly comedic and poignant exploration of grief. Expect awkward family reunions, unexpected emotional outbursts, and a touch of impending doom. It's a raw, honest look at how different people cope with loss, wrapped in a distinctly Scottish sensibility.

melancholicquirkyheartfeltwrysteadykitchen sink dramacharacter-drivenrealisticgrieffamily dynamicslossunconventional mourning
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