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The Orphanage (also know as El orfanato) full movie is released on Jan 11, 2008. Watch The Orphanage online - the Spanish Drama movie from Spain , which has achieved a worldwide gross of $78,638,987. The Orphanage is directed by J.A. Bayona and created by Sergio G. Sánchez with Belén Rueda and Fernando Cayo. The Orphanage is available online on Kanopy and Apple iTunes.

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.

As know as:

El orfanato, Orfelinatul, Cô Nhi Viện, Orbudekodu, El orfanato

Release Date:

Jan 11, 2008

Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 22, 2008

Countries:

Spain, Mexico

Language:

Spanish, Spanish; Castilian

Stream Service:

Picturehouse

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)

Official Site:

Official site (Japan)

Gross worldwide:

$78,638,987

Taglines:

Un cuento de amor. Una historia de terror. [A love tale. A horror story.], No secret stays locked away forever. (UK release poster), Mrtvé deti si chtejí hrát. [Dead children want to play.] (Czech release poster), Och barnen fortsätter att leka... [And the children continue to play...] (Swedish release poster), Negarás lo que estás viendo... pero no podrás negar el miedo. [You will deny what you will see... but you will not be able to deny the fear.]

Reviews

Tasha Robinson
Polygon
A skillfully made heartbreaker.
by rottentomatoes, Oct 20, 2021
Katey Rich
CinemaBlend
Though The Orphanage sticks fairly closely to a genre fomat, and the plot twists become a little predictable, the film packs surprises all the way to the end.
by rottentomatoes, Oct 14, 2014
Eric Kohn
New York Press
Let the anticipation of Bayona's next move begin.
by rottentomatoes, Oct 14, 2014

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