Dear Scotland

When people talk about Scottish cinema Orphans is often overlooked, I've done it myself, and that is unfair. Perhaps in the wake of the critical success of Mullan's recent NEDS it will be reassessed. Certainly the aspects of his filmaking that have now become familiar are all there. The magical realism, the easy and unsettling switches between violence and calm, and the struggle to become an adult, which means something different to each of us, are all present. If you liked NEDS then you must track down Orphans as I think it's a better film, in fact it's one that everyone would benefit from viewing.