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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 64.3 / 100
2019·Drama / Music·1h 30m

THE ORPHANAGE

A historic drama with musical Bollywood scenes. Kabul in the early 90s. Soviet values rule the country. Women can wear miniskirts, children can go to school and people can go to the cinema, concerts as well as universities. Life in Afghanistan is similar to life in the Western world. 14 years old Qodrat sells cinema tickets on the black market in the streets of Kabul. After selling a ticket to a secret police officer by mistake, he ends up at the Soviet orphanage, where he fakes his identity at the registration, in hope of getting more power. Everyday life for Qodrat is about friendships, falling in love, doing naughty things and going on adventures – just like it is for children in other parts of the world. However, behind the safe walls of the orphanage the world they once knew is drastically changing as the Mujahideens start the civil war.

Above the Line
Shahrbanoo Sadat·DirectorShahrbanoo Sadat·ScreenplayVirginie Surdej·Director of PhotographySigrid Aalbæk Jensen·Sound DesignerAlexandra Strauss·Editor
Cast
Hasibullah Rasooli·HasibMasihullah Feraji·FerajiQodratollah Qadiri·QodratSediqa Rasuli·SediqaAnwar Hashimi·AnwarAhmad Fayaz Omadi·Fayaz
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 2
Shahrbanoo Sadat·DirectorSamantha Mialet·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Shahrbanoo Sadat·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Virginie Surdej·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Alexandra Strauss·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Sigrid Aalbæk Jensen·Sound DesignerAnne Gry Friis Kristensen·Sound Designer
Production· 9
Katja Adomeit·ProducerMarina Perales Marhuenda·Co-ProducerTine Mikkelsen·Associate ProducerHaïga Jappain·Co-ProducerBernard Michaux·Associate ProducerClaude Waringo·Associate ProducerXavier Rocher·Co-ProducerJón Hammer·Associate ProducerJani Thiltges·Co-Producer
By the Numbers
64.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#344E6B
#87A3B8
Mood
Eerie, Mysterious, Haunting
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A woman in a long blue dress holds a dark-colored bundle, standing in front of a large, arched window with light streaming through. To her left, a child-like fi”

horrormysterydrama
Key Elements
WomanChild Like FigureDark BundleDisembodied HandsWindowCurtains
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
8/10
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