The Orphanage

Laura (Belen Rueda) spent the happiest years of her childhood growing up in an orphanage by the seaside, cared for by the staff and fellow orphans whom she loved as brothers and sisters. Now, thirty years later, she returns with her husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo) and Simon (Roger Princep), their 7-year-old son, with a dream of restoring and reopening the long abandoned orphanage as a home for disabled children. The new home and mysterious surroundings awaken Simon's imagination and the boy starts to spin a web of fantastic tales and not-so-innocent games. As the opening day draws near, tension builds within the family. Carlos remains skeptical, believing that Simon is making everything up in a desperate bid for attention. But Laura slowly becomes convinced that something long-hidden and terrible is lurking in the old house, something waiting to emerge and inflict appalling damage on her family.

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Release Date: December 28, 2007
Genre: Art, Foreign, Suspense, Horror and Thriller
Running Time: 105 min.
Distributor(s): Picturehouse
Tagline: A tale of love. A story of horror
MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing content.

Director:
Juan Antonio Bayona

Writer(s):
Sergio G. Sanchez - Screenplay

Producer(s):
Guillermo del Toro - Executive Producer
Mar Targarona - Producer
Alvaro Augustin - Producer
Joaquin Padro - Producer

Movie Casts:
Belén Rueda - Laura
Fernando Cayo - Carlos
Roger Príncep - Simón
Mabel Rivera - Pilar
Montserrat Carulla - Benigna
Andrés Gertrúdix - Andrés
Carla Gordillo Alicia
Georgina Avellaneda
Alejandro Campos - Víctor
Geraldine Chaplin - Aurora
Oscar Guillermo Garretón
Edgar Vivar - Balaban