Name: Orphan
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2009-07-24
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett

Orphan

Struggles of Adoption and Affection

Esther/Leena I don't think Mommy likes me very much. It must be hard to love an adopted child as much as your own.

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Orphan

Consequences of Manipulation and Deception

Esther Are you looking for this? Poor Sister Abigail. I couldn't have done it myself, you know. Max is just as guilty as I am.

[she pulls out the hammer from Max's backpack; pulls out her bloody clothes.]

Daniel Whatever Max did, you made her do it!

Esther Think about it. How did she even know what was up here? It's always better to burn the evidence. If they find these things, they won't just be coming for me. They'll be coming for Max, too. Is it really what you want?

[she pulls out Max's drawings from her pocket.; puts the drawing on the pile.; pulls out the lighter fluid.; begins spraying lighter fluid on the pile; lights a match.]

Daniel Wait! What are you doing? Are you crazy?! Let me out! Let me out of here!

[Esther drops the match and sprays more lighter fluid all over the treehouse.; Esther keeps spraying the fluid all over the tree house.; The fire ignites the fluid, setting the treehouse on fire.; Esther climbs down the lighthouse and closes the door as Daniel rushes through the door.; Esther locks the door from the treehouse.]

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Orphan

A Plea for Maternal Connection

Esther/Leena Please... don't let me die, Mommy.

Kate I'm not your fucking mommy!

[kicks Esther in the face and sends her back into the pond to drown, her neck broken]

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Orphan

Acceptance of Loss

Esther/Leena It's alright, it's in heaven now.

[to Max after Esther kills a bird]

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Orphan

Threatening Consequences of Deceit

Esther/Leena If I find out you're lying, I'll cut your hairless little prick off before you even know what it's for. Do you understand? You pissed yourself.

[Threatening Daniel; ...; Looks down on Daniel's pants]

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Orphan

Uncovering Esther's Disturbing Secrets

Taglines There's something wrong with Esther.

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Orphan

Household Rules on Door Security

Kate Esther, what are you doing?

Esther I always lock the door.

Kate Nope. We don't lock doors in this house.

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Orphan

Concerns About Esther's Behavior Arise

Sister Abigail I'm afraid I may have made a mistake. There could be something wrong with Esther.

John What? What do you mean? You told us that you'd never had any trouble with her.

Sister Abigail I didn't. But trouble does have a way of finding her.

Kate What kind of trouble?

Sister Abigail Two girls get into a fight, there she is. Someone gets caught stealing, there she is again.

John So, does that mean-?

Kate John, just let her finish.

[to John]

Sister Abigail After you told me about the girl in the playground, I called her old school. While she was there, there was a boy who fell with a pair of scissors in his hand and accidentally stabbed himself through the jaw. And Esther was there again.

John I don't understand. He accidentally stabbed himself.

Sister Abigail But the most troubling thing is the Sullivan house fire. I checked into it further, it was arson. They have never found the person who did it.

John What are you suggesting here? That she had anything to do with any of this? It's ridiculous.

Sister Abigail That a child could commit such crimes. It just flies in the face of everything I believe.

John Oh... well, yeah.

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Orphan

Phone Call from the Saarne Institute

Kate Hello?

Dr. Varava Is this Kate Coleman? Hello?

[small pause]

Kate Yeah, this is she.

Dr. Varava My name is Dr. Varava. I'm calling from the Saarne Institute. I've just seen the picture you e-mailed.

Kate And do you recognize her?

Dr. Varava Where is she right now? Is she someplace where she can hear you?

Kate No, she's not with me. She's with my husband at home---

Dr. Varava Call your husband right now, and tell him to get your family out of the house. Then call the police.

Kate He won't listen to me. Why?

Dr. Varava Then tell him the little girl in the picture, is not really a little girl. She is a grown woman.

Kate What? What are you talking about? The picture I sent you is of our adopted daughter, and she's 9 years old.

Dr. Varava No, she's not. She has a rare hormone disorder. It's called hypopituitarism, it causes proportional dwarfism. She only looks like a child. According to our records, Leena Klammer was born in 1976. She's 33 years old.

[checks on the records]

Kate This can't be. This is a mistake.

Dr. Varava I hope so, for your sake. Does she have the scars?

Kate Coleman What? I don't know. What scars?

Dr. Varava Leena was one of our most violent patients. When she was here, she was kept in a straitjacket to stop her from hurting our staff. She was constantly fighting to get out. It cut into her skin and left her with scars around her wrists and neck. There is no way you could not have seen them.

Kate Why was she at your hospital?

Dr. Varava She's dangerously ill, violent. She killed seven people that we know of.

Kate Oh, my God. How could she fool us?

Dr. Varava She has been passing herself off as a little girl for most of her life. She tricked a family here in Estonia into adopting her. When she couldn't seduce the father, she killed him and his whole family.

Kate Then she burned the house down?

Dr. Varava Yes. How did you know? She disappeared a year ago, and we lost track of her. If it's really Leena, you don't have much time.

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Orphan

Esther Seeks Help from Others

Esther There's a mean lady here. She's come to take me away. Will you help me?

[while signing]

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Orphan

The Challenge of Keeping Secrets

Taglines Can you keep a secret?

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Orphan

A Child's Yearning for Parental Affection

Esther I like it when it's just the two of us. You don't know how long I've waited for a daddy just like you.

John Mommy too, right?

Esther I don't think Mommy likes me very much.

John Hey. That's not true, Mommy loves you.

Esther It's all right. It must be hard to love an adopted child as much as your own.

John Sweetheart, you're just as much part of this family as Danny and Max, okay? Why don't you do something nice for Mommy, show her how much you love her?

Esther That's a wonderful idea.

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Orphan

A Tense Exchange of Secrets and Questions

Esther Shhhh...

Esther Tell me what you saw.

Daniel What are you doing?

Esther What did you see?

Daniel I saw you and Max in the treehouse...

[crying]

Esther What else?

[pulls his hair]

Daniel What do you mean?

[crying]

Esther What else did you see?

Daniel Nothing, I didn't see anything else, I swear!

Esther Did you tell anyone?

Daniel No... I didn't tell anyone.

[crying]

Esther If I find out that you're lying, I'll cut your hairless little prick off before you even figure out what it's for. Do you understand?

Daniel Yes...

Esther You pissed yourself.

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Orphan

Conflict Over Allegations in a Game

John Brenda's father says... that you pushed her.

[while signing]

Esther That's not true, we were just playing. I swear.

John Okay.

Kate And did you see what happened?

[to Max, signing]

Max She slipped.

[signing back, but not speaking]

Orphan

Trust and Jealousy in a Long Relationship

John Kate... Kate. You can't get jealous of every woman that I talk to, right? It's been like ten years.

Kate What does that mean, "It's been ten years"? You say that like it, it, it actually means something. It's only been two years since you told me.

John You know how sorry I am; I just feel like I've earned a little trust here. I gave you a second chance.

Kate That's not fair... that's not fair.

John Let me get this straight: We can talk about my mistakes, but not yours?

Kate I was sick! You're an asshole who wanted to fuck somebody else!

Orphan

Unexpected Visitor at the Door

Sister Abigail Oh, hello Esther.

Esther What are you doing here?

Sister Abigail May I come in?

[smiles]

Orphan

Invitation to Play

Esther/Leena Do you want to play?

[Holding a gun at Max]

Orphan

Revelations of Past Choices and Consequences

Esther/Leena Makes very interesting reading... I read about why Max is deaf. How you were drunk and drove the car into the lake? If John hadn't been there, she'd be dead now.

[Holding Kate's diary]

Orphan

From the Director of Orphan

Taglines From the Director of ].

[[House of Wax (2005 film)|House of Wax]

Orphan

The Struggles of Musical Connection

Esther/Leena It must be hard, having such an ear for music as you, with a son who is not interested and a daughter who can't even hear.

[To Kate]

Orphan

Discussing Behavioral Issues in Parenting

Kate We've had some behavioral problems, but...

John Yeah, nothing like that. I mean, right?

Kate Yes, we have.

John Really, hon, think about it.

Sister Abigail I've tried to reach the Russian orphanage where she was raised. I think we need to know what we're dealing with.

John Oh-uh, I'll tell you what we're dealing with. We're dealing with...

Kate N-no, you know what?

John Stop. Listen. We're dealing with a 9-year-old girl who's an orphan,---

[turns to Kate.; turns back to Sister Abigail.]

Kate Y-yeah, that's it...

John ...okay?

[to Sister Abigail]

Kate We're taking her to Dr. Browning.

John We can take her to Dr. Browning.

Orphan

Reassurance of a hopeful afterlife

Esther/Leena Don't worry, you are going to heaven.

[about to kill Daniel]

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