Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2007 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Costume Design
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Editing
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Film
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2007 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Costume Design
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Editing
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Film
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Lead Actress
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Make-Up and Hairstyles
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best New Actor
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best New Director
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Original Score
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Production Design
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Production Supervision
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Screenplay
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Sound
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Special Effects
Goya Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actress
São Paulo International Film Festival 2007 - Nominated - International Jury Award
Satellite Awards 2007 - Nominated - Best Foreign Film
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The Orphanage
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Film SynopsisLaura (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. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
100 min.
Genres:
Drama
Mystery / Thriller
Country:
MEXICO
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Tagline
A tale of life. A story of horror.
Plot Summary
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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Directed by
Juan Antonio Bayona
Produced by
Álvaro Augustín
Joaquín Padro
Mar Targarona
Guillermo del Toro
Writing credits
Sergio G. Sánchez
Cast
| Belén Rueda | ||
| Fernando Cayo | ||
| Roger Príncep | ||
| Mabel Rivera | ||
| Montserrat Carulla |
*Forewarning: this review contains movie spoilers* From the director of Pan’s Labyrinth comes another moving and haunting tale of supernatural powers and youthful imagination. Not only was this film disturbing and frightening in certain scenes, it portrayed the real-life horror of missing and losing a child. Guillermo del Toro seems ... read more
The Orphanage
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