The Orphanage

The Orphanage

  • Director: J.A. Bayona
  • Countries of origin: Spain, Mexico
  • Language: Spanish
  • Release date: January 11, 2008
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Притулок
  • "The Orphanage" is a thriller film directed by JA Bayona , co-starring Belén Rueda , Fernando Cayo , Geraldine Leigh Chaplin and others.
    The film tells a series of horror stories that happened after Laura and her husband returned to the orphanage where she lived in childhood with her 7-year-old son Simon 30 years later.
    The film was released in Spain on October 11, 2007, and was not released in mainland China until April 16, 2010. 

    Details

    • Release date January 11, 2008
    • Filming locations Llanes, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
    • Production companies MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), Generalitat de Catalunya - Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC)

    Box office

    Budget

    €3,400,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $7,161,284

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $233,323

    Gross worldwide

    $78,638,987

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ruthie 2022-07-21 15:25:40

      The Orphanage--Everything Comes From Your Beliefs

      I recently rewatched this top-ranked suspense movie that I've been obsessed with since I watched it when I was in junior high school, and I accidentally discovered a new clue-Peter Pan, Peter Pan.

      At the beginning of the story, Laura is discussing the Peter Pan plot with Simon. Simon asks her if Wendy can't go to Neverland when she grows up. By...

    • By Cyrus 2022-04-23 07:01:50

      misunderstanding

      At the end of watching this movie, although the long melancholy was diluted by the relief at the end of the movie, I couldn't help but say "pity" for the dead child.

      In fact, the mother had many opportunities to save her adopted son, but because of her stupidity and inability to understand her adopted son's mind, she became the culprit of indirectly killing her adopted son. This is a paradox of "maternal love": when a mother loves her child, she only has...

    • By Bernadette 2022-04-23 07:01:50

      The horror of being emotional, the horror that can be explained

      My wife and I don't watch horror movies, and we picked it in the theater, wanting to challenge ourselves, but also because "Clash of the Gods" didn't have a good time and a good location.

      It is recommended to be a little more courageous to take a look. It doesn't matter, just close your eyes when you are afraid (this is how my wife is). It's not that there is nothing to scare yourself, all the scary places in the film, or the abnormal places, can be explained, and they will be...

    • By Aron 2022-04-23 07:01:50

      Yep. . . . . . . .

      I just watched it, and it is indeed known as the top ten horror films in the world~ Hey~ I will no longer hope for this kind of "acclaimed" horror film in the future. . . .

      I can only say that at the beginning, the footprints in the cave and the back Laura were more creative when they began to attract childhood playmates by means of "one, two, three wooden people". As for the son's resurrection to reflect the greatness of mother's love This kind of method ah ~ ~ is more difficult to...

    • By Elenor 2022-04-23 07:01:50

      Be a ghost, but also be happy - the first ice cream after tonsillitis

      This is a story that tortures the meaning of life. The
      director uses the film language of alternating cold and warm tones to imply that
      life is a contradiction between life and death.
      Is it struggling in the warm earth
      or in the cold hallucination of eternity

      and the fairy tale once said that
      the little girl is in the cold night When the last match is lit, we
      will arrive at the carefree paradise in our dreams. The
      reality has repeatedly broadcast...

    User comments

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    • By Salma 2023-09-30 05:50:41

      A very strong director Virgo, and the screenwriter is also really good. ...Like Li Changdong's "Burning" in South Korea, there can be two or even multiple interpretations, and each of them is actually correct. This is the most fascinating part of the film. ...People who have children, people with rich emotions, will be very moved by this film, and even cry. The same is true of the American horror movie "Mama", which is very touching. ... This film is very detailed, and it is a good film worthy...

    • By Trycia 2023-08-31 14:40:27

      Castles, lighthouses, beaches, caves, orphans, forests, disappearances, searching for... neurotic mothers, old 8mm films, all the mysterious...

    • By Cale 2023-08-17 02:19:53

      It turned out to be a thriller version of Peter Pan... What a healing ending... The educational significance of this film: if your child asks you to see any secrets, you must watch it, otherwise there may be only corpses left when you see it... The entertainment of this film Significance: The treasure game is worth recording. It is very, very interesting to play with your husband or children in the...

    • By Herta 2023-07-10 01:01:11

      It's not too scary, after watching this film, I suddenly remembered that the heart of the Dragon God is guiding the...

    • By Sonny 2023-07-06 11:43:30

      Speaking of Simon's nice ensemble piano in Spanish, it must remind people of zombie brides The light turned back on is slightly charming and equally charming is it seems that any choice is easy for...

    Movie plot

    Laura (Belén Rueda) is an orphan. She grew up in an orphanage built on the coast . She grew up with her husband Carlos ( Fernando Cayo ) and their seven-year-old son Simon ( Roger Pu Lin Sepp ) revisit this orphanage that has been abandoned for a long time. Laura dreams of restoring and reopening the orphanage to accommodate disabled children. But since arriving here, Simon has gradually become something wrong. The new home and the...
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    Evaluation action

    The story of the film is not difficult to understand, but it is not easy to explain. People who believe that there are ghosts in this world have a set of explanations; people who do not believe in ghosts can barely tell the story with their conscious, subconscious, and illusion. But no matter what the interpretation is, the touch of "Gubao Horror" is the same. When the child touched the heroine's face and said "This is Laura" at the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Laura Niña: [playing with her friends] Got you!

    • Antonia Cuidadora: Your friends are going to miss you a lot, Laura.

    • Bálaban: Everything around you is beginning to fade. Darkness is forming a circle around you, and it's closing in on you. Everything is fading. We're no longer here. Now you're alone in the darkness, and the darkness begins to disappear. I'm going to count down from ten and once I've finished, you can go wherever you want and will be able to see anyone who is hiding in this house. Ten... nine... eight... seven... six... five... four... three... two... one. You can open your eyes.