---
title: 'The Orphanage (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shahrbanoo Sadat'
released: '2019-05-18'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Luxembourg'
  - 'Afghanistan'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-orphanage-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5678218/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Orphanage (2019)

2019 · 90 min · Drama · Denmark, Luxembourg, Afghanistan, Germany, France


## Synopsis

The Orphanage is a 2019 Danish-Afghan drama film written and directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It is the second installment in a planned pentalogy based on the unpublished diaries of Anwar Hashimi, who plays a supporting character in the film. Its prequel, Wolf and Sheep, came out in 2016. It has been nominated for best film at different film festivals. They won the Best Film award at the Reykjavik International Film Festival in 2019.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shahrbanoo Sadat](https://cinepixo.com/people/shahrbanoo-sadat)
- **Screenplay:** [Shahrbanoo Sadat](https://cinepixo.com/people/shahrbanoo-sadat)
- **Producer:** [Jani Thiltges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jani-thiltges)
- **Director of Photography:** [Virginie Surdej](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginie-surdej)

## Cast

- [Anwar Hashimi](https://cinepixo.com/people/anwar-hashimi)

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