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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 It is the second installment in a planned pentalogy based on the unpublished diaries of Anwar Hashimi, who plays a supporting
The Orphanage: Directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat. With Qodrat, Anwar Hashimi, Sediqa, Arthur Köstler. A 15-year-old ticket scalper in Kabul dreams of Bollywood until the Soviets force him into a state facility.
- (686)
- Qodrat, Anwar Hashimi, Sediqa
- Shahrbanoo Sadat
In the late 1980s, a young man who daydreams of action-packed Bollywood heroics finds himself in an orphanage as the Soviets maintain control and the Mujahideen fight to take their land back.
- (22)
- Qodratollah Qadiri
- Shahrbanoo Sadat
- Drama, History, Musical
Deeply unnerving and surprisingly poignant, The Orphanage is an atmospheric, beautifully crafted haunted house horror film that earns scares with a minimum of blood. Read Critics...
- (180)
- J. A. Bayona
- R
- Belén Rueda
Oct 10, 2019 · Afghanistan, 1989: teenager Qodratollah is selling cinema tickets at an inflated price when he is snagged by the police and taken to an orphanage-cum-borstal.
- 2 min
- 17.8K
- FilmBathUK
A couple's son begins exhibiting disturbing behavior shortly after the family revamps and moves into a facility for disabled children. Watch trailers & learn more.
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May 18, 2019 · Set in late 1980’s Soviet-ruled Kabul, Hashimi’s memories are translated through the eyes of several young boys residing in an orphanage while the country hinges on civil war about to be brought on by the Mujahideen.
