The Orphanage

May 20, 2007

1h 45m

★ 7.2

A tale of love. A story of horror.

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Rodar y Rodar

Telecinco Cinema

The Orphanage Trailers

Cast

Laura

Belén Rueda

Carlos

Fernando Cayo

Simón

Roger Príncep

Pilar

Mabel Rivera

Benigna

Montserrat Carulla

Enrique

Andrés Gertrúdix

Balaban

Edgar Vivar

Tomás

Óscar Casas

Aurora

Geraldine Chaplin

Alicia

Carmen López

Guillermo

Óscar Lara

Rita

Georgina Avellaneda

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