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Jan 11, 2008 · The Orphanage: Directed by J.A. Bayona. With Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera. A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children.
- (161K)
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- J.A. Bayona
- 2008-01-11
The Orphanage (Spanish: El orfanato) is a 2007 gothic supernatural horror film directed by J. A. Bayona in his directorial full-length debut. The film stars Belén Rueda as Laura, Fernando Cayo as her husband, Carlos, and Roger Príncep as their adopted son Simón. The plot centers on Laura, who returns to her childhood home, an orphanage.
- $78.6 million
- J. A. Bayona
- $4 million
- Fernando Velázquez
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Directed by. Now here is an excellent example of why it is more frightening to await something than to experience it. "The Orphanage" has every opportunity to descend into routine shock and horror, or even into the pits with the slasher pictures, but it only pulls the trigger a couple of times. The rest is all waiting, anticipating, dreading.
Deeply unnerving and surprisingly poignant, The Orphanage is an atmospheric, beautifully crafted haunted house horror film that earns scares with a minimum of blood. Laura (Belén Rueda) has happy ...
- (12.2K)
- J. A. Bayona
- R
- Belén Rueda
Synopsis. The film is set in Spain, where Laura (Belén Rueda) returns to the dilapidated orphanage where she grew up, accompanied by her husband, Carlos (Fernando Cayo), and their seven-year-old son, Simón (Roger Princep). Her plan is to reopen the orphanage as a facility for disabled children. Once there, Simón claims that he sees a friend ...
Though The Orphanage sticks fairly closely to a genre fomat, and the plot twists become a little predictable, the film packs surprises all the way to the end. Full Review | Oct 14, 2014.
