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The setting is an orphanage in 1940s Maine; the main theme is Homer's search for home and family, and his discovery of violence and love beyond his orphanage's doors.

Nervy 'Young Adult' Dazzles by the Book Joe Morgenstern 2011

When Mr. Das returned at 1 p.m., the boy was still running in tight circles in the orphanage's dirt courtyard.

A Child Running for His Life Michael Judge 2011

"NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams has forged a special connection with an orphanage in Afghanistan: he covered the orphanage, which houses mostly children whose parents were killed in war, last October in his program's "Making a Difference" segment, helping raise over $50,000 for the organization; he also honored Andeisha Farid, the orphanage's founder, in Washington earlier this year.

Brian Williams Gets Birthday Wish From Children In Afghan Orphanage (VIDEO) 2010

He went to the Dominican Republic, filled up his car and brought back supplies and has been able it to extend the orphanage's ability to stay open basically for two more days.

CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2010 2010

Having to start over, since they have been told the orphanage's administrative office in Port-au-Prince has been destroyed, along with years 'worth of adoption paperwork.

CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2010 2010

The bishop is also facing a church-initiated investigation into whether some of the orphanage's funds were misused, such as for a tanning bed, while he was in charge.

German Bishop Offers to Resign 2010

He went to the Dominican Republic, filled up his car, brought back some supplies and has been able to extend the orphanage's ability to stay open, basically, for two more days.

CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2010 2010

I could nit-pick the movie further (the orphanage's doomed nun CCH Pounder drives a car from, apparently, the 1940s?), plus the cheap shocks really are offensively cheap -- but overall I like the murky atmosphere and the freakish reveals, and thus can grant Orphan a limited pass.

Gregory Weinkauf: The Week in Dodgy Cinema: Welcoming the Icky Orphan; Bumping the Ugly (Truth) 2009

The dining room of the orphanage's wealthy proprietors contains plush velvet wall covering.

Should Hedge Fund $11.6 Billion Profits be Taxed 90 Percent? 2009

The coach rolled to a stop, and Gabriel descended to a warm welcome from the orphanage's headmistress.

Archive 2009-03-01 Megan Arkenberg 2009