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11 January 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Un cuento de amor. Una historia de terror (A tale of love. A story of horror) morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
31 wins & 34 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(177 articles)
Top Ten Horror Films of the Decade (From MovieSet.com. 22 October 2009, 12:33 PM, PDT)
Exorcismus gets rolling in Spain
(From Fangoria. 20 October 2009, 12:49 PM, PDT)
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Intelligent, engrossing old-fashioned horror story. more (236 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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Rated R for some disturbing content.Parents Guide:
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105 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R | Canada:18A | Spain:13 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:14 | Denmark:11 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:R-12 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:16 | Chile:Y7 | Malaysia:18PL | UK:15 | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:R13 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Czech Republic:12 | France:-12Fun Stuff
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Spain's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008). moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Laura is watching the old films, when we see one of the shots of Tomas, his eye hole is on the wrong side. In the next shot, it is on the right side again. moreFAQ
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I was lucky enough to see one of the first ever screenings of this Spanish horror film last week during the Leeds' International Film Festival. The Orphanage is the first film from director Juan Antonio Bayona and was produced by his long-time friend Guillermo Del Toro, director of my film of last year, Pan's Labyrinth.
The Orphanage tells the story of Laura who returns to the abandoned orphanage where she was raised in order to re-open it as a home for children with disabilities. Along with her husband and adopted son Simon who is HIV Positive, she prepares the orphanage to receive its new residents but all is not as it seems, and steadily the sins of the past begin to resurface through a series of ghostly happenings.
A solid old-fashioned ghost story that is genuinely frightening without resorting to lashings of gore or cheap shocks, The Orphanage is the best horror film of 2007 so far and certainly shows Hollywood the true definition of suspense after the laughable '1408'. If you like your films dark and brimming with mystery then this is an absolute must-see.