

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.
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- Pushto
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Afghanistan, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg
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DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1 Sept 2019
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Directors’ Fortnight18 May 2019
- Theatrical27 Nov 2019
GermanyDE
- Premiere12Munich International Film Festival29 Jun 2019
- Theatrical124 Nov 2021
RussiaRU
- PremiereOn The Edge East International Film Festival24 Aug 2019
South KoreaKR
- PremiereBusan International Film Festival8 Oct 2019
UkraineUA
- PremiereOdesa International Film Festival15 Jul 2019
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The Orphanage was released on 1 September 2019.
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