The Orphanage (2019)
- Original title
- پرورشگاه
- Directed by
- Shahrbanoo Sadat
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Afghanistan, Germany, France, Luxembourg
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young boy from a struggling family is sent to a Soviet-run orphanage in 1980s Afghanistan. He navigates the strict routines and small rebellions with the other children while hoping his mother will return.
slow-burnquietpoignantintimateobservationalearthymelancholicrestrained
What happens
The Orphanage is a 2019 Danish-Afghan drama film written and directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It is the second installment in a planned pentalogy based on the unpublished diaries of Anwar Hashimi, who plays a supporting character in the film. Its prequel, Wolf and Sheep, came out in 2016. It has been nominated for best film at different film festivals. They won the Best Film award at the Reykjavik International Film Festival in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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