While doing her rounds in the Scottish countryside, Doctor Caroline Lamar comes upon a hitchhiker, and offers him a lift. Young Danish backpacker Mike Hammershoi explains that he is looking for work in the area, and so she points him in the direction of Black's farm, an isolated steading. Francis Black, the owner, who is blind, and lives there with his ailing mother Bella, and enigmatic young wife Rachel, tells Mike he can work in the yard. But put off by the foreboding atmosphere, Mike declines. A chance encounter with Rachel, however, persuades him to stay and settle in. Since the accident that blinded him two years earlier, Francis has become incresingly bitter, and sensing hs young wife's attraction to the stranger, orders him to leave. But rather than force them apart, Mike's imminent departure only serves to bind teh two in a passionate relationship that will ultimately have dark consequences for them all.
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Peter Mullan
Francis Black
Known for
Ozark
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Jodhi May
Rachel Black
Known for
The Witcher
Dune: Prophecy
Anders W. Berthelsen
Mike Hammershoi
Known for
Italian for Beginners
The Killing
Phyllida Law
Bella Black
Known for
The Time Machine
Unleashed
Samantha Bond
Caroline Lamar
Known for
Downton Abbey
The World Is Not Enough
Kate Donnelly
PC King
Known for
Karen Pirie
Kenny Ireland
Lachie McNeill
Known for
House of Cards
Benidorm
Ralph Riach
Angus Blair
Known for
Copying Beethoven
Death Defying Acts
Jan Wilson
Ulla Hammerahoi
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Orphans
Eleanor Yule Director · Malcolm Lindsay Composer Michael Miles Cinematographer
First release August 21, 2004 · Produced in United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
Denmark · August 21, 2004
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No release date listed for United States.
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