72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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El orfanato / The Orphanage

Juan Antonio Bayona
Spain
Synopsis
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Laura returns with her family to the orphanage in which she grew up with dreams of opening a home for disabled children. Young Simon, her son, starts playing strange games that soon have her extremely worried as they progress from simple diversion to become a threat. A series of unexpected events oblige Laura to delve into the dramatic past of the house that was her home as a child.
Director
Juan Antonio Bayona
Screenplay
Sergio G. Sánchez
Photography
Oscar Faura
Edition
Elena Ruiz
Music
Fernando Velázquez
Cast
Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Geraldine Chaplin, Mabel Rivera
Running Time
97 m.
Country
Spain
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