Orphans (1997)
Directed by Peter Mullan
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Family Drama |
Release Date - Mar 10, 2000 (USA) |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
Following his Cannes award-winning performance in Ken Loach's My Name is Joe, Scottish actor Peter Mullan made his feature script and directorial debut with this British dark comedy-drama about four adult siblings on the eve of their mother's funeral in Glasgow. Eldest son Thomas (Gary Lewis) offers a tribute to her in a local pub, but his brother Michael (Douglas Henshall) is stabbed during a brawl at the bar, prompting third brother John (Stephen Cole) to seek vengeance. Michael evades medical treatment, trying to hold out until the next day in order to make a claim for workers compensation. Thomas leaves to join sister Sheila (Rosemarie Stevenson), who has cerebral palsy, in a night-long chapel vigil. The four attempt to reunite after they are separated when the full fury of a violent storm hits the town. Shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
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funeral, grief, pub, sibling, tribute, cerebral-palsy, Scotland