Orphans
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Peter Mullan
James Casey
Helen Devon
Sheila Donald
Judith A Williams
Maureen Carr
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Four grown up children come together the night before the funeral of their mother in Glasgow. While Thomas sings a tribute in the local pub, a fight breaks out and Michael is stabbed. John wants to avenge his brother, while Thomas goes to chapel with his sister Sheila for an all-night vigil. Even here, though, is not safe, as a storm tears the roof from the church. Each sibling must find their own way to come to terms with their grief during a turbulent long, dark night of mishaps and misunderstandings. After an emotional and traumatic night, the siblings eventually reunite in grief.
Director
Peter Mullan
Cast
James Casey
Helen Devon
Sheila Donald
Judith A Williams
Maureen Carr
Vanyz Eadie
Paul Doonan
Lenny Mullan
Frances Carrigan
Jim Twaddale
Lex Keith
Michael Sharpe
Jenny Swan
Malcolm Shields
June Brogan
Michael Malon
Dierdre Davis
Josie Aitken Sheridan
David Anderson
Kate Brailsford
Martha Leishman
Laura O'donnell
Frank Gallagher
Dorothy Jane Stewart
Robert Carr
Steven Singleton
Catherine Connell
Alex Norton
Douglas Henshall
Louise Dunn
Tam White
Ann Swan
Luke Coulter
Linda Cuthbert
Gary Lewis
Debbie Welsh
Jan Wilson
Alan Grace
Stephen Docherty
Luka Kennedy
Laurie Ventry
Donna Chalmer
John Commerford
Sarah Hepburn
Joel Strachan
Hugh Ferris
Rosemarie Stevenson
Stephen Mccole
Gilbert Martin
Lee-ann Mccran
Eric Barlow
Seamus Ball
Crew
Lynn Aitken
Craig Armstrong
Gillian Berrie
John Booth
Peter Brill
Stuart Brisdon
Grant Scott Cameron
Grant Scott Cameron
Oliver Cheeseman
Frances Connell
Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly
Nick Cooper
Steve Corduroy
Felicity Cottrell
Cliff Culley
Neil Culley
Dick Dimbleby
Sandy Dworniak
Hugh Ferris
Hugh Ferris
Roy Field
Margie Fortune
Will Fyffe
Mark Goddard
Campbell Gordon
Neil Grant
Mark Haddenham
Albert Hammond
Pat Hayes
Mike Hazlewood
Guy Heeley
Frances Higson
Paddy Higson
Paul Hulme
Doreen Jones
Lorraine Keiller
Lex Keith
Lex Keith
Bronek Korda
Mick Lennie
Ted Mitchell
Colin Monie
Peter Mullan
Richard T Norris
Malcolm Paris
Reverend Vincent Perricone
Nick Powell
Michael Queen
Alan Reid
Lionel Selwyn
Bernard Shepherd
Anastasia Shirley
Michael Prestwood Smith
Neil Smith
Andy Stewart
Ted Swanscott
Mike Tilley
Colin Tilly
John Ward
Janis Watt
Hilary Wyatt
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of Best Feature and Best Actor (Lewis) at the 1998 Gijon International Film Festival.
Winner of International Critics Week Prize and Pierrot award for best European first feature at the 1998 Venice Film Festival.
Winner of the Grand Prize for Best Film at the 1999 Paris Film Festival.
Limited Release in United States March 10, 2000
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States April 1999
Released in United States August 1998
Released in United States February 2000
Released in United States May 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States on Video July 17, 2001
Released in United States Spring March 10, 2000
Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 13-24, 1998.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 16-30, 1998.
Shown at Gijon International Film Festival in Spain November 20-27, 1998.
Shown at Miami Film Festival February 18-27, 2000.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 26 - April 11, 1999.
Shown at Paris Film Festival (in competition) April 6-13, 1999.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (International Critics Week) August 26 - September 8, 1998.
Feature directorial debut for Peter Mullan.
Released as part of distribution package: "Shooting Gallery Film Series" (Loews Cineplex Entertainment). The 1999 package also includes: "Such a long journey" (Canada/United Kingdom/1998), "Adrenaline Drive" (Japan/1998) and "Croupier" (United Kingdom/1998).
Expanded release in United Kingdom May 7, 1999.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (International Critics Week) August 26 - September 8, 1998.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 26 - April 11, 1999.)
Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Miami Film Festival February 18-27, 2000.)
Limited Release in United States March 10, 2000
Released in United States Spring March 10, 2000
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Paris Film Festival (in competition) April 6-13, 1999.)
Released in United States May 1998 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 13-24, 1998.)
Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 16-30, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Gijon International Film Festival in Spain November 20-27, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video July 17, 2001
