- HD 1080
- Runtime: 101m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Peter Mullan
- Stars: Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis, Rosemarie Stevenson, Stephen McCole, Ann Swan
- keywords: funeral, scotland, church, drive by shooting, double barreled shotgun, destroyed church
- Production_studio: Antoinine Green Bridge, The Scottish Arts Council, The Glasgow Film Fund, National Lottery, British Screen Productions, Film4 Productions
- Slogan: Are YOUR parents a burden?
- The Orphans is featured in the top rankings of 1998
- #51 in Top Comedy Movies of 1998
- #92 in Top Drama Movies of 1998
A group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the children mourn their mother's passing in a variety of ways—sometimes heartfelt, sometimes bizarre. As a potential thunderstorm threatens to damage the city, the situation compounds itself.
