Orphans (1987)

Directors

Alan J. Pakula

Cast

Albert Finney, Anthony Heald, John Kellogg, Kevin Anderson, Matthew Modine, Novella Nelson

The story

Treat (Matthew Modine) and Phillip (Kevin Anderson) are two brothers living alone in a rundown row house in Newark, New Jersey. Treat, the elder, is a violent pickpocket who spends the day robbing people in order to provide for himself and Phillip. Meanwhile, at home, Phillip tries to educate himself via words in magazines and watching TV.

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