The Orphanage
2007
A tale of love. A story of horror.
Directed by J. A. Bayona
User Rating
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A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
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- Director
- J. A. Bayona
- Written by
- Sergio G. Sánchez
- Produced by
- Joaquín Padró, Mar Targarona, Álvaro Augustín
- Composer
- Fernando Velázquez
- Cinematographer
- Óscar Faura
- Editor
- Elena Ruiz
- Makeup FX
- David Martí, Montse Ribé
- Sound Designer
- Oriol Tarragó
- Studios
- Telecinco Cinema, Rodar y Rodar
- Origin countries
- Belgium, Spain, France
- Production country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Language
- Spanish
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 7.2/10 (3,192 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 87% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 74/100
- IMDb
- 7.4/10 (169,927 votes)
Awards
- WonGérardmer Film Festival— Grand Prize(2008)
Cast
Belén Rueda
Laura
Fernando Cayo
Carlos
Roger Príncep
Simón
Mabel Rivera
Pilar
Montserrat Carulla
Benigna
Andrés Gertrúdix
Enrique
Edgar Vivar
Balaban
Óscar Casas
Tomás
Geraldine Chaplin
Aurora
Carmen López
Alicia
Óscar Lara
Guillermo
Georgina Avellaneda
Rita
Carla Gordillo
Martín
Alejandro Camps
Víctor
Enric Arquimbau
Jefe Grupo Terapia
Blanca Martínez
Mujer Grupo Terapia
Isabel Friera
Antonia Cuidadora
Jordi Cardus
Niño Ciego
Crew
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Links
Trailer
Score
Fernando Velázquez, Basque National Orchestra
The Orphanage (Original Motion Picture Score)
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — GHOSTS Pt 15: The Devil's Backbone (2001) & The Orphanage (2007)
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