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The Orphanage (El Orfanato) 2008

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The Orphanage (El Orfanato)
15 (Contains strong psychological horror and disturbing injury detail)
Cast
Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Princep, Geraldine Chaplin, Montserrat Carulla, Mabel Rivera, Andres Gertrudix
Director
Juan Bayona
Producer
Guillermo del Toro, Mar Targarona, Alvaro Augustin, Joaquin Padro, Belen Atienza
Writer
Sergio Sanchez
Duration
01:45:00
Official Site
http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/
Release
Friday March 21 2008
Genres
Drama, Horror, Suspense/Thriller
Distributor
Optimum Releasing

Synopsis

Laura purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son's imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.

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