Orphans (1998)
Are YOUR parents a burden?
101 min
A group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the children mourn their mother's passing in a variety of ways—sometimes heartfelt, sometimes bizarre. As a potential thunderstorm threatens to damage the city, the situation compounds itself.
- Release date
- September 3, 1998
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Box office
- $49,501
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Trailer
Cast
- Douglas Henshall as Michael
- Gary Lewis as Thomas
- Rosemarie Stevenson as Sheila
- Stephen McCole as John
- Ann Swan as Mother of Family
- Frank Gallagher as Tanga
- Alex Norton as Hanson
- Dave Anderson as Uncle Ian
- Malcolm Shields as Duncan
- John Comerford as Ed, Carole's Dad
- Sheila Donald as Mrs Finch
- Maureen Carr as Minnie
- Laurie Ventry as Henry
- Seamus Ball as Father Fitzgerald
- Martha Leishman as Alice
- Stephen Docherty as Alastair
- Robert W. Carr as Mr. Leitch (Undertaker)
- Gilbert Martin as Frank
- Paul Doonan as Lenny
- Jan Wilson as Sandra (Woman in Bar)
- Lenny Mullan as Julian (Bar Manager)
- June Brogan as Mona
Crew
- Peter Mullan · Director
- Peter Mullan · Writer
- Frances Higson · Producer
- Craig Armstrong · Composer
- Grant Cameron · Cinematographer
- Colin Monie · Editor
- Doreen Jones · Casting director
- Campbell Gordon · Production designer