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Orphans (1998) Four siblings gathered together for their mother's funeral in Glasgow face individual torments over night

Orphans (1998)

Four siblings gathered together for their mother's funeral in Glasgow face individual torments over night during a tumultuous storm that rips the roof off the church.

Cast:
Michael: Douglas Henshall
Thomas: Gary Lewis
Sheila: Rosemarie Stevenson
John: Stephen McCole
Mother of Family: Ann Swan
Frank: Gilbert Martin
Sandra (Woman in Bar): Jan Wilson
Julian (Bar Manager): Lenny Mullan
Duncan: Malcolm Shields
Mona: June Brogan
Lenny (Duncan's brother): Paul Doonan
Evelyn (Waitress in Bar): Linda Jane Devlin
Self: Hugh Ferris
Neil (Lad in Toilet): Joel Strachan
Alistair (Taxi Driver): Tam White
Maria (Receptionist at Evettes): Vanya Eadie
Margaret: Dorothy Jane Stewart
Rab (Cheeky Boy in Street): Michael Mallon
James (Cheeky Boy in Street): Alan Gracie
Liam (Bus Driver): Jim Twaddale
Tanga: Frank Gallagher
Mr. Bell: Eric Barlow
Mrs. Bell: Frances Carrigan
Amanda (Baby-sitter): Judith A. Williams
David (Michael's Son): Michael Sharpe
Carole: Laura O'Donnell
Anne Marie (Paper-girl): Lee-Ann McCran
Melissa (Paper-girl): Debbie Welsh
Bernadette (Paper-girl): Donna Chalmer
Louise (Carole's Sister): Sarah Hepburn
Alison (Carole's Mum): Deirdre Davis
Mrs. Finch: Sheila Donald
Alice: Martha Leishman
Angela (Michael's Daughter): Catherine Connell
Ed (Carole's Dad): John Comerford
Alastair (Barman in Pub): Stephen Docherty
Hanson: Alex Norton
Moira (Woman Collecting): Louise Dunn
Paper Boy (In Pub): Luke Coulter
Henry (In Basement): Laurie Ventry
Minnie (In Basement): Maureen Carr
Seamus (In Basement): Steven Singleton
Deaf Boy's Mum: Kate Brailsford
Fraser (Deaf Boy): Luka Kennedy
Jessica (Woman in Tube): Helen Devon
Duncan's Baby: Josie Aitken Sheridan
Father Fitzgerald: Seamus Ball
Uncle Ian: Dave Anderson
Mr. Leitch (Undertaker): Robert W. Carr
Aunt Geraldine: Jenny Swan
Peachy: James Casey
PC McGiffen: Mary Jane Wells

Written by: Peter Mullan

Director: Peter Mullan

Production: Antoinine Green Bridge, The Scottish Arts Council, The Glasgow Film Fund, National Lottery, British Screen Productions, Film4 Productions

Release date: 07 May 1999

Box Office: $54,754
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