Overview

• Orphan screened in competition at the Venice Film Festival, where Nemes called for cinema that creates human links and gives audiences space rather than steering them.
• The drama centers on 12-year-old Andor in 1957 Hungary as he searches for answers about his family under a climate of communist control.
• Nemes co-wrote the screenplay with longtime collaborator Clara Royer, drawing on stories connected to his father András Jeles and his grandmother.
• Early reviews from Variety and The Guardian commend the film’s craftsmanship and visual control while criticizing its pacing and emotional pull.
• The film is produced by Pioneer Prods., Good Chaos, Mid March Media and AR Content, with New Europe Film Sales co-selling with Charades, as Nemes also advances Moulin with Gilles Lellouche for a planned September shoot.