Orphans (1998 film)

Orphans is a 1998 Scottish black comedy film written and directed by Peter Mullan and starring Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis and Rosemarie Stevenson.

Three brothers and a sister meet in Glasgow to prepare for the funeral of their mother, Mrs Flynn. The night before the funeral there is a storm that tears the roof off the church. The film follows the siblings four separate journeys through the night.Having funded production, Channel Four Films decided not to distribute the film as they did not think it would attract a large commercial audience. The film was first shown at the 1998 Venice Film Festival, out of the main competition, but gaining four awards for Mullen the Cult Network Italia Prize, the Isvema Award, the Kodak Award and the Prix Pierrot. In 1998, it also won prizes at the Gijn International Film Festival, and the British Independent Film Awards. It won the Grand Prix at the 1999 Festival du Film de Paris and won Mullen the Best Newcomer award at the 2000 Evening Standard British Film Awards. ........

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