A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be
an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to
communicate with an invisible new friend.
Director: J.A. Bayona
Writer: Sergio G. Sánchez (screenplay)
Stars: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
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.User Reviews
The former orphan Laura
(Belén Rueda) raises her adopted son Simón (Roger Príncep) with her
husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo) in an old house and former orphanage
where she was raised. Simón is HIV positive and tells Laura that he has
five invisible friends, and she believes they are fruit of his
imagination. Laura decides to reopen an orphanage for handicapped
children in the location and during the opening party, Simón calls her
to show the little cabin of his friend Tomás. The busy Laura does not
gives much attention to her son; then she sees a mysterious masked boy
and Simón vanishes. Laura feels the presence of other persons in the
house and months later, the desperate Laura invites a team of
parapsychologists to try to unravel the mystery.
"El Orfanato" is a creepy and spooky ghost story with a dark and very sad atmosphere. The screenplay, direction, acting and cinematography are great, disclosing a dramatic and sensitive plot that explores the disappearance of a young boy with touches of supernatural in the despair of his mother. However, the explanation of the mystery in the end makes this sensitive movie actually a drama, and not horror genre, and maybe that is the reason why some viewers have written bad reviews (or maybe they have not understood the plot). My vote is eight.
"El Orfanato" is a creepy and spooky ghost story with a dark and very sad atmosphere. The screenplay, direction, acting and cinematography are great, disclosing a dramatic and sensitive plot that explores the disappearance of a young boy with touches of supernatural in the despair of his mother. However, the explanation of the mystery in the end makes this sensitive movie actually a drama, and not horror genre, and maybe that is the reason why some viewers have written bad reviews (or maybe they have not understood the plot). My vote is eight.
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