Orphan (2025 film)

Orphan
Hungarian promotional poster
HungarianÁrva
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Directed byLászló Nemes
Written byLászló Nemes
Clara Royer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMátyás Erdély
Edited byPéter Politzer
Music byEvgueni Galperine
Sacha Galperine
Production
companies
  • Pioneer Pictures
  • Good Chaos
  • AR Content
  • Mid March Media
  • Arte France Cinéma
  • Pallas Film
Distributed by
  • Mozinet (Hungary)
  • Mubi (Germany and United Kingdom)
  • Le Pacte (France)
Release dates
  • 28 August 2025 (2025-08-28) (Venice)
  • 23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) (Hungary)
  • 11 March 2026 (2026-03-11) (France)
  • 15 May 2026 (2026-05-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
133 minutes
Countries
  • Hungary
  • France
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
LanguageHungarian

Orphan (Hungarian: Árva) is a 2025 historical drama film directed by László Nemes and co-written by Nemes with Clara Royer. It follows the aftermath of the Hungarian uprising against the Communist regime in Budapest, through the eyes of Andor (Bojtorján Barabas), a young boy in search of his father.

The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 28 August 2025, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. It was theatrically released in Hungary on 23 October. It was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.