Orphan

Academy Award-winning director László Nemes’ highly anticipated third feature, set in post-war Budapest, is a film of great import, style and technical flair.

Screening dates and booking

Check which tickets are still available across the festival – and find out about extra ticket releases and standby queues.

Credits

  • Director

    László Nemes

  • Screenwriters

    László Nemes, Clara Royer

  • With

    Bojtorján Barábas, Andrea Waskovics, Grégory Gadebois

  • Hungary-UK-Germany-France 2025. 132min

  • 35mm + Digital

  • Courtesy of

    MUBI

  • Language

    Hungarian

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Following the war, a boy is reunited with his mother. As he grows, so too does his longing to reconcile the identity of his father. Nemes (Son of Saul, Sunset) brings a laser focus to the boy’s dogged quest and in doing so, paints a much larger and complex portrait of a haunted Jewish community rebuilding itself as it grapples with the horror of erasure.

Kristy Matheson

The film will screen on 35mm on Thursday 16 October 12:00 NFT1, and on Digital on Tuesday 14 October 18:00 Curzon Mayfair.

How to book

Tickets start from £10 for all screenings and events in London, with concessions available for many screenings. Booking information and ticket prices.

If you’re aged 16 to 25, sign up for free to BFI 25 and Under for a chance to get £6 tickets to all screenings and events (subject to availability).

Missed out?

More tickets may become available for these screenings before and during the festival. Find out about extra ticket releases and standby queues.

Our programmers recommend...

Redoubt

Denis Lavant delivers an astonishing physical performance in John Skoog’s beautiful and inventive story of community and obsession, inspired by true events.

Read more about Redoubt

Short Summer

In Nastia Korkia’s striking narrative feature debut, the vast Russian countryside is a young girl’s playground, even as the Chechen war threatens to disrupt her rural idyll.

Read more about Short Summer

Ariel

Casting a cinematic spell of reverie, Lois Patiño’s entrancing reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Tempest conjures shimmering illusions and elemental rhythms.

Read more about Ariel