ORPHAN

ORPHAN

Árva / 2025 / Hungary, France, Germany, UK / 132 min

Set in Budapest, spring 1957, after the failed revolution when Hungarian society succumbed to reprisals and hopelessness, marking the start of the threedecade Kádár era. Twelve-year-old Andor, raised by his single mother, believes his war-missing father will return. When a stranger appears claiming to be his father, Andor rejects him despite the man moving in. As mother-son tensions grow, Andor resolves to save his family at any cost. The Oscar-winning Son of Saul director competes at CineFest for the second time.

Ticket purchase
1200 HUF
premiere
Friday, 12 September 2025 18:30
Pressburger screen
The screening is followed by Q&A.
Ticket purchase
1200 HUF
repetition
Saturday, 13 September 2025 13:30
Uránia screen
The screening is followed by Q&A.

Director:
NEMES JELES László

Biography:
The director was born in 1977 in Budapest, Hungary.

Filmography:
2018 Napszállta 2015 Saul fia

Producer:
KEMÉNY Ildikó, SZÁLE Ferenc

Screenwriter:
NEMES JELES László, Clara ROYER

Cinematographer:
ERDÉLY Mátyás

Cast:
BARABÁS Bojtorján, WASKOVICS Andrea, Grégory GADEBOIS

Distributor:
Mozinet

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