Keswick Film Festival

Sunday 14th November 5:30 PM

Orphans

Director: Peter Mullan Country: UK
Cert: 18 Year: 1997 Length: 95 mins
Autumn 1999
Orphans

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Peter Mullan's debut feature is a painfully funny account of three brothers and their sister coming to terms with the death of their mother. A beautifully tailored mixture of pathos and gallows humour.

Ecumenical prize - Cannes Festival 1998.
Best Film Venice 1998

Critics

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A magnificent, extraordinary, unmissable film
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The Evening Times



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The best film I've seen in ma puff
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Irvine Walsh



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Do yourself a big fat favour...go and see it
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J Ross







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