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The Orphan (2018 film)

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The Orphan
PortugueseO Órfão
Directed byCarolina Markowicz
Written byCarolina Markowicz
Produced byMario Peixoto
Mayra Faour Awad
StarringKauan Alavrenga
CinematographyPepe Mendes
Edited byLautaro Colace
Production
company
MyMama Entertainment
Release date
  • 17 May 2018 (2018-05-17) (Cannes)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

The Orphan (Portuguese: O Órfão) is a 2018 Brazilian short drama film, written and directed by Carolina Markowicz.[1] The film stars Kauan Alavrenga as Jonathas, a young orphan who was adopted by a family, but then was abandoned and returned to the orphanage when they discovered that he was gay.[2]

The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Queer Palm for best LGBTQ-themed short film.[3]

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