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El orfanato (2007) -- This is the U.S. theatrical trailer for The Orphanage, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona.
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El orfanato (2007) -- A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
El orfanato (2007) -- A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.

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Writer:
Sergio G. Sánchez (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 January 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Un cuento de amor. Una historia de terror (A tale of love. A story of horror) more
Plot:
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
31 wins & 34 nominations more
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(222 articles)
Pellington to Direct "Orphanage" Remake
 (From OhMyGore. 5 January 2010, 3:03 PM, PST)

'The Orphanage' Remake Adopts a Director
 (From Get The Big Picture. 5 January 2010, 5:16 AM, PST)

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Intelligent, scary, thrilling. moving more (244 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Belén Rueda ... Laura

Fernando Cayo ... Carlos
Roger Príncep ... Simón
Mabel Rivera ... Pilar
Montserrat Carulla ... Benigna
Andrés Gertrúdix ... Enrique

Edgar Vivar ... Prof. Leo Bálaban
Óscar Casas ... Tomás
Mireia Renau ... Laura niña
Georgina Avellaneda ... Rita
Carla Gordillo ... Martín
Alejandro Camps ... Víctor
Carmen López ... Alicia
Óscar Lara ... Guillermo
Geraldine Chaplin ... Aurora
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Orphanage (UK) (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some disturbing content.
Runtime:
105 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Spain's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008). more
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Factual errors: In the film, we see the lighthouse shining directly on the orphanage. In reality, coastal lighthouses are shielded so their light does not shine on land. more
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122 out of 164 people found the following review useful.
Intelligent, scary, thrilling. moving, 28 August 2007
9/10
Author: jds1040 from United Kingdom

Attended the first commercial screening of The Orphanage (El Orfanato) last night at FrightFest, London.

Juan Antonio Bayona and writer Sergio G. Sanchez have delivered something really special for their first feature.

I have never jumped out of my seat like I did last night, nor my partner, nor most of the audience it seemed. Apart from the terrific scares, there are solid performances from the whole cast, stunning cinematography, and the editing is flawless. If I had to criticise one element, it is that the music swells just a little too much a couple of times, but it is a good score nonetheless.

See this one at the cinema.

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