2009
Warner Brothers DVD
A young couple adopt a 9 year old Russian girl. Hoping this will help them cope with the stillborn child they just had. At first everything seems ok. But slowly we realize that Esther,the orphan,isn't all that she seems. She always dresses in old period clothing. She also seems to know more about sex than a kid her age should. The mother does some detective work and discovers Esther comes from a nut house in Estonia.
It is revealed that Esther is actually Leena Klammer a 33 year old woman that suffers from hypopituitarism, a condition that stunted her physical growth. She has spent most of her life posing as a young child.
I got lucky and didn't have the big reveal of this film spoiled for me before I saw it. The actress playing Esther is great. And all the FX work is well done. The dvd has very few extra features. The main one is a alternative ending. But I found this cheap,want to say I paid $5. Orphan gets a B-.
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