Nemes’s debut feature film Son of Saul won the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 2016, as well as fetching Golden Globe and BAFTA awards.
Orphan was made with support from the National Film Institute in Hungarian-British-French-German co-production, and it was inspired by the history of director’s family.
The film is set in 1957, after the uprising against the Communist regime in Budapest, and focuses on a 12-year old boy who is being raised by her mother, and hopes that his father who disappeared in WW2 might still return.
Orphan was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival and will be shown in Hungarian cinemas from October 23.



