Spain,
2007, 101 min
Directed by:
J.A. BayonaScreenplay:
Sergio G. SánchezCinematography:
Oscar FauraComposer:
Fernando VelázquezCast:
Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar, Roger Príncep, Andrés Gertrúdix, Montserrat Carulla, Óscar CasasVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Many years ago, Laura left the orphanage where she had spent her childhood. Now, thirty years later, she returns with her husband Carlos and her young son Simon, with a dream of restoring and reopening the long-abandoned orphanage as a home for disabled children. But the mysterious surroundings awaken Simon’s imagination and the boy starts to spin a web of fantastic tales and not-so innocent games. As events take a sinister turn, Laura slowly becomes convinced that something long-hidden and terrible is lurking in the old house, something waiting to emerge and inflict appalling damage on her family. (Independent Cinema Office)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
European Film Awards
- 2008 - J.A. Bayona (Best Film)
- 2008 - Belén Rueda (Best Actress)
- 2008 - Oscar Faura (Best Cinematographer)
- 2008 - Fernando Velázquez (Best Composer)
- 2008 - J.A. Bayona (Audience Award for Best Film)
Goya Awards
- 2008 - J.A. Bayona (Best New Director)
- 2008 - Sergio G. Sánchez (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2008 - Best Sound
- 2008 - Josep Rosell (Best Art Direction)
- 2008 - Best Make Up
- 2008 - Best Production Supervision
- 2008 - Best Special Effects
- 2008 - Best Film
- 2008 - Belén Rueda (Best Actress)
- 2008 - Geraldine Chaplin (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2008 - Roger Príncep (Best New Actor)
- 2008 - Elena Ruiz (Best Editing)
- 2008 - Fernando Velázquez (Best Original Score)
- 2008 - María Reyes (Best Costume Design)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2009 - J.A. Bayona (Best Non-American Film)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2008 - Best Foreign Language Film
The Saturn Awards
- 2008 - Best International Film
- 2008 - Belén Rueda (Best Actress)