Orphan
Orphan movie by László Nemes Jeles, Hungary, 2025. 2 h 12 min, 9:30 pm Q&A after the screening. The Orphan (2025) is set in the spring of 1957, in Budapest following the suppression of the 1956 Revolution. It tells the story of 12-year-old Andor, who lives with his mother, when a stranger appears in their lives claiming to be his father. Set against the atmosphere of reprisals and dictatorship, the film unfolds as a bitter coming-of-age story. The film has spoken Hungarian with English subtitles