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Orphans

6.6 101 mins Comedy   Drama   1998
Antoinine Green Bridge   The Scottish Arts Council   The Glasgow Film Fund   National Lottery   British Screen Productions   Film4 Productions  
Director(s): Peter Mullan

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.

Casts of Orphans

Douglas Henshall

as Michael

Gary Lewis

as Thomas

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 DD Duncan

Laura O'Donnell

as Carole

John Comerford

as Ed, Carole's Dad

Deirdre Davis

as Alison, Carole's Mum

Eric Barlow

as Mr Bell

Frances Carrigan

as Mrs Bell

Judith A. Williams

as Amanda, Babysitter

Sheila Donald

as Mrs Finch

Maureen Carr

as Minnie

Laurie Ventry

as Henry

Steven Singleton

as Seamus

Seamus Ball

as Father Fitzgerald

Sarah Hepburn

as Louise, Carole's Sister

Martha Leishman

as Alice

Stephen Docherty

as Alastair

Robert W. Carr

as Mr. Leitch (Undertaker)

Gilbert Martin

as Frank

Jan Wilson

as Sandra

Lenny Mullan

as Julian

June Brogan

as Mona

Paul Doonan

as Lenny

Lex Keith

as Self

Hugh Ferris

as Self

Joel Strachan

as Neil

Tam White

as Alistair (taxi driver)

Vanya Eadie

as Maria

Dorothy Jane Stewart

as Margaret

James Casey

as Peachy (Cheeky Boy in Street)

Alan Gracie

as James

Jim Twaddale

as Liam

Michael Sharpe

as David

Lee-Ann McCran

as Anne Marie

Debbie Welsh

as Melissa

Donna Chalmer

as Bernadette

Catherine Connell

as Angela

Louise Dunn

as Moira

Luke Coulter

as Paper Boy

Kate Brailsford

as Deaf Boy's Mum

Helen Devon

as Jessica

Josie Aitken Sheridan

as Duncan's Baby

Jenny Swan

as Aunt Geraldine

Mary Jane Wells

as PC McGiffen

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