The Orphanage
Horror, Mystery
Picturehouse  (1/11/2008) 110 mins R

7.7 (26,493 votes)
El Orfanato tells the story of a woman Laura (Belén Rueda) who moves her husband (Fernando Cayo) and adopted son (Roger Princep) into the orphanage that she grew up in, planning on opening it as a home for handicapped children. Not long after, strange things appear to occur on the property as her son starts communicating with an imaginary friend. A strange woman (Montserrat Carulla) even shows up asking about the boy and his illness. After her son goes missing, Laura struggles to uncover the secret of his disappearance and his fate, despite her husband’s growing concerns of her sanity. She even seeks the help of various parapsychologists....

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Cast and Crew
Belén Rueda  ......  Laura
Fernando Cayo  ......  Carlos
Roger Príncep  ......  Simón
Mabel Rivera  ......  Pilar
Montserrat Carulla  ......  Benigna
Andres Gertrudix  ......  Andrés
Director  .....  Juan Antonio Bayona
Producer  .....  Guillermo del Toro; Belén Atienza; Álvaro Augustín; Joaquín Padro; Joaquín Padró; Mar Targarona; Alvaro Augustin
Writer  .....  Sergio G. Sánchez; Sergio G. Sanchez
Notes
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Pilar describes the old cine film that Laura views as 8mm, but when we see the projector, the film is actually 16mm. (more)

Trivia:
Spain's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008). (more)

Filming Locations:
Barcelona, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain (more)

Awards:
30 wins & 24 nominations (more)