Orphan
Brief Synopsis
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The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John, taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another
Cast & Crew
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Jaume Collet-serra
Director
Vera Farmiga
Peter Sarsgaard
Isabelle Fuhrman
Cch Pounder
Jimmy Bennett
Film Details
Also Known As
Esther
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Appian Way; BFL Canada; By David's; Danetracks Inc; Dark Castle Entertainment; De Bons Petits Plats; Hybride Technologies; Image Engine Design; International Film Guarantors; Lola Visual Effects; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Prologue Films; Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh; Studio X, Seattle Wa; StudioCanal; The Cutting Edge Group; Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); Blitz-Cine Star; Continental Film D.O.O. (Cf); Empire; Forum; Garsu Pasaulio Irasai (GPI); Intercom; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Nu-Metro; Sam Film; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy; Sandrew Metronome Filmdistribution As; Sony Pictures Releasing International; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Studiocanal UK; Village Roadshow Greece; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
Synopsis
The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John, taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther. Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there's something wrong with Esther--this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be. Concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther's sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late-for everyone.
Director
Jaume Collet-serra
Director
Cast
Vera Farmiga
Peter Sarsgaard
Isabelle Fuhrman
Cch Pounder
Jimmy Bennett
Margo Martindale
Karel Roden
Aryana Engineer
Rosemary Dunsmore
Jaimee Young
Lorry Ayers
Brendan Wall
Genelle Williams
Mustaafa Abdelkarim
Landon Norris
Julien Elia
Leni Parker
Gemma James Smith
Pia Ajango
Matthew Raudsepp
Sugith Varughese
Luis Olivia
Ferelith Young
Andrew Shaver
Crew
Javier Aguilera
Unit Director
Erik Ajduk
Assistant Director
Christopher Alba
Foley
Casey Allen
Digital Effects Artist
Tim Alverson
Editor
Alec Anderson
Construction Coordinator
Jean André
Sculptor
Andy Antoine
Special Effects Technician
Spencer Armajo
Digital Effects Artist
Eric Armstrong
Dialect Coach
Carole Arpin
Props Assistant
Marc Aubry
Digital Effects Artist
Aaron Auch
Associate Producer
Jarrod Avalos
Digital Effects Artist
Marc Bacon
Carpenter
Angelica Bailey
Production Assistant
Peter Baillie
Carpenter
Patrick Banister
Art Director
Drazen Baric
Assistant Location Manager
Nancy Barker
Assistant Sound Editor
Kelli Barksdale
Stunts
Eran Barnea
Digital Effects Artist
Brandon Barnes
Song
David M. Barrett
Coproducer
David M. Barrett
Unit Director
Paul Barrette
Props
Michel Barriere
Cg Supervisor
Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Bates
Software Engineer
Travis Baumann
Digital Effects Artist
Robert Bruce Baylis
Key Grip
Jean Olivier Beacage
Craft Service
Mark Beauchamp
Assistant Camera
David Beauchemin
Unit Manager Assistant
Geoffroy Beauchemin
Camera Operator
Patrick Beaulac
Assistant Camera
Olivier Beaulieu
Digital Effects Artist
Charles Beetz
Chief Lighting Technician
Marielou Belisle-pierre
Assistant Director
Amy Bell
Set Designer
Stephen Bender
Production Coordinator
Brad Bennet
Stunts
Michael Bentitou
Digital Effects Artist
Melanie Bergeron
Medic
Christine Bergren
Music
Francois Bernier
Office Runner
Jean-philippe Bernier
Loader
Michel Bernier
Assistant Camera
Ann Berrie
Assistant Camera
Didier Bertrand
Digital Effects Artist
Jean-philippe Berube
Sound Department
Jean-philippe Berube
Sound Mixer
Cynthia Bibeau
Medic
Dane Bjerno
Camera
Pierre Blain
Digital Effects Artist
Zach Blair
Song
Deryck Blake
Property Master
Raphaele Blanchard
Digital Effects Artist
John Bober
Transportation Captain
Zinko Bogdan
Video Playback
Samuel Bojin
Lighting Technician
Marie-claude Bolduc
Greensman
Michel Bolduc
Camera Operator
Cindy Bond
Visual Effects Producer
Joseph Bonn
Music Editor
Richard Boucher
Dolly Grip
Robert Bourdeau
Painter
Dave Bouskill
Rigging Gaffer
Katie Brennan
Makeup Assistant
Julie Breton
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Rejean Brochu
Construction
Kevin P Browne
Animator
Eric Brulotte
Script Supervisor
Marcelo Caceres
Video Assist/Playback
Alexandre Cadieux
Stunts
Kirk Cadrette
Animator
Chad Camilleri
Stunts
Brenda Campbell
Coach
Dana Campbell
Special Effects
Johanne Caporicci
Assistant Director
Real Capuano
Assistant Art Director
Tom Care
Dolly Grip
Brendan Carmody
Assistant
Don Carmody
Executive Producer
Frederic Chabot
Chief Lighting Technician
Fred Chamberland
Steadicam Operator
Roland Chaput
Craft Service
Sylvain Chaput
Craft Service
Mathieu Charest
Camera Operator
Marc Charlebois
Camera Operator
Annick Chartier
Makeup Artist
Patrick Chevrier
Production Assistant
Mike Chute
Stunts
Trent Claus
Digital Effects Artist
Andrew Collins
Visual Effects
Fraser Collins
Production Assistant
Antoine Connolly
Greensman
Dean Copkov
Stunts
Normand Corbeil
Song
Normand Corbeil
Consultant
Ryal Cosgrove
Special Effects Supervisor
Glenn Richard Cote
Visual Effects Editor
Isabelle Cote
Graphic Designer
Mike Cozens
Special Effects Foreman
Robert Craig
Carpenter
Dorothy Crutcher
Assistant Costume Designer
Christopher Custodio
Visual Effects
Jeff Cutter
Director Of Photography
Jeff Cutter
Dp/Cinematographer
Yan Frederick D'amour
Greensman
Marie-soleil Dtnommt
Assistant Set Decorator
Francois Daignault
Camera Operator
Christophe Damiano
Digital Effects Artist
Alex Daniels
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Daprato
Key Rigging Grip
Gyorgy Darvas
Video Assist/Playback
Pierre Daudelin
Lighting Technician
Audrey David
Loader
Zack Davis
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Jennifer Davisson
Producer
Bill R Dean
Sound Effects Editor
John Defaria
Song
John Defaria
Song Performer
Thierry Delattre
Visual Effects Producer
Nigel Denton-howes
Digital Effects Artist
Arnaud Derimay
Sound Mixer
Chantal Desgagne
Unit Manager Assistant
David Desgroseillers
Lighting Technician
Anouk Deveault Moreau
Cg Supervisor
Tom Diblasio
Production Accountant
Leonardo Dicaprio
Producer
Elizabeth Dietrich
On-Set Dresser
Robert Ditchburn
Assistant Director
Martin Doepner
Assistant Director
Susan Downey
Producer
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Amélie Duceppe
Assistant Camera
Sylvaine Dufaux
Camera Operator
Lafleche Dumais
Cg Supervisor
Jean-francois Duplat
Assistant Director
Yann Dupond-cubaynes
Greensman
Mathieu Dupuis
Digital Effects Artist
Sylvain Dupuis
Assistant Camera
Karine Duquette
Production Assistant
Jimmy Durante
Song Performer
Peter Dwyer
Carpenter
Jennifer Dzialoszynski
Stunts
Andrea Eisen
Tutor
Hanoz Elavia
Software Engineer
Laura Erickson
Tutor
Ethan Erwin
Associate Producer
Joe Everett
Publicity
Isabelle Faivre-duboz
Script Supervisor
Julie Feiner
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Mario Feninger
Song Performer
Emily Fenster
Visual Effects Producer
Maxime Ferland
Boom Operator
Stacey Fields
Associate Producer
Brian Fisher
Digital Effects Artist
Dawn Fisher
Art Department Coordinator
Christoph Fisser
Coproducer
Stephanie Flack
Adr Supervisor
Jean-pierre Flayeux
Cg Supervisor
Eric Flickinger
Sound Mixer
Travis Flynn
Color
Tig Fong
Stunts
Bryan Forde
Chief Lighting Technician
Josee Francis
Assistant Location Manager
Jean Frenette
Stunts
Naomi Frenette
Stunts
Mark Freund
Visual Effects Supervisor
Martin Gagne
Set Designer
Angele Gagnon
Assistant Director
Eames Gagnon
Chief Lighting Technician
Jean-philippe Gagnon
Production Assistant
Pedro B. Gandol
Assistant Director
Joel Gariepy
Dolly Grip
Steve Garrad
Visual Effects Producer
Yanick Gaudreau
Digital Effects Artist
Odette Gauvreau
Painter
David Geoghegan
Digital Effects Artist
Tina Gerussi
Casting
Maxine Gervais
Colorist
Sebastien Gervais
On-Set Dresser
Terel Gibson
Assistant Editor
Alain Giguere
Painter
Martine Giguere
Construction Coordinator
Ronald J. Gilbert
Production Manager
Mathilde Gingras
Stunts
Vincent Gingras-liberali
Set Designer
Michel Girard
Assistant Camera
Stéphanie Girard-hamelin
Video Assist/Playback
Melissa Girotti
Production Coordinator
Corald Giroux
Hairdresser
Remi Giroux
Best Boy Grip
Wayne Godfrey
Costume Supervisor
C J Goldman
Makeup Artist
Jann Goldsby
Consultant
Amanda Goodpaster
Music Editor
Hartley Gorenstein
Production Manager
Film Details
Also Known As
Esther
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Appian Way; BFL Canada; By David's; Danetracks Inc; Dark Castle Entertainment; De Bons Petits Plats; Hybride Technologies; Image Engine Design; International Film Guarantors; Lola Visual Effects; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Prologue Films; Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh; Studio X, Seattle Wa; StudioCanal; The Cutting Edge Group; Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); Blitz-Cine Star; Continental Film D.O.O. (Cf); Empire; Forum; Garsu Pasaulio Irasai (GPI); Intercom; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Nu-Metro; Sam Film; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy; Sandrew Metronome Filmdistribution As; Sony Pictures Releasing International; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Studiocanal UK; Village Roadshow Greece; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 24, 2009
Released in United States on Video October 27, 2009
Released in United States Summer July 24, 2009
Released in United States on Video October 27, 2009
Project was included on the 2007 Black List.
