Orphan: First Kill

Orphan: First Kill

There's always been something wrong with Esther.

Rating

3.0 (2)

Release Date

7/27/2022

Runtime

99 mins

Overview

After escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$9,572,765

Homepage

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A darkly comic cat-and-mouse thriller where an escaped psychiatric patient's elaborate deception unravels into increasingly outlandish violence, pushing the film into genre-aware territory that balances genuine menace with B-movie absurdity.

Mood

UnsettlingTenseAbsurdDread-soaked

Themes

IdentityFamilyObsessionComing apart

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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