El orfanato

"A tale of love. A story of horror."

Jan 11 2008 R 1h 45m
Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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.

Plot

Laura, a former orphan, raises her adopted son Simón together with her husband Carlos in an old house and former orphanage where she was raised. While at the orphanage Simón tells Laura that he has five invisible friends which she believes are a product of his active imagination. Laura decides to reopen the orphanage to cater for disabled children and throws a party. During the party Simón tries to persuade Laura to go and take a look at his friends cabin but she's too busy. Later on she sees a mysterious masked boy and realizes that Simón has also disappeared. Laura feels the presence of other people in the house and months later Laura invites a team of parapsychologists to try to unravel the mystery.

Written by

Sergio G. Sánchez

Directed by

J.A. Bayona

Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

Rodar y Rodar, Telecinco Cinema

Languages

Español

Awards

32 wins & 43 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
169,951
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
74
Popularity
NA