2007 · 105 min · R

The Orphanage

Name: The Orphanage
Genre: Horror, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2007
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera, Montserrat Carulla

Directed by J. A. Bayona · Horror, Drama, Thriller

The Orphanage (2007) is a Horror film, directed by J. A. Bayona set in Spain during the 2000s. It runs 105 minutes and is rated R.

A haunted house, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of grief & loss, family & loyalty, and guilt & shame run throughout.

Composer

Fernando Velázquez

Cinematography

Óscar Faura

Cast

Belén RuedaFernando CayoRoger PríncepMabel RiveraMontserrat CarullaAndrés GertrúdixEdgar VivarÓscar Casas

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Spain

Setting

Coastal Sea Rural

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Haunted House

Themes

Grief & Loss Family & Loyalty Guilt & Shame

Tone

BleakTenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedSolo Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

2007
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