Frágiles (2005)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Jaume Balagueró

Writers:

Jaume Balagueró (writer)
Jordi Galcerán (writer)

Release Date:

14 October 2005 (Spain)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Plot:

At her new job in a rundown children's hospital, a nurse desperately tries to keep her patients safe from a plague of random, mysterious attacks.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Nurse | Orphan | Brittle Bones | Nurse Patient Relationship

Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Calista Flockhart	...	Amy Nicholls
Richard Roxburgh	...	Robert Marcus
Elena Anaya	...	Helen Perez
Gemma Jones	...	Mrs. Folder
Yasmin Murphy	...	Maggie
Colin McFarlane	...	Roy
Michael Pennington	...	Marcus
Daniel Ortiz	...	Matt
Susie Trayling	...	Susan
Lloyd F. Booth Shankley	...	Simon
Michael Gatward	...	David
Scarlet Carey	...	Emma
Cameron Antrobus	...	Jimmy
Olivia Bjork	...	Linda
Fergus Riordan	...	Richard

Also Known As:

Fragile (International: English title)
Fragile: A Ghost Story (Philippines: English title) (poster title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of terror/violence, and some thematic elements.

Runtime:

93 min | Japan:102 min | Argentina:93 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Spain | UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Germany:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Castelao Producciones

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the end of the movie, Robert takes unconscious Amy out of the hospital. The cardiac monitor shows absence of cardiac electrical activity, i.e. asystole. Asystole is a type of cardiac arrest classified as "non shockable rhythm" and its initial management exclude the use of defibrillation. They should have started cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers instead. Furthermore, when an electrical shock is delivered, a typical waveform should have appeared in the monitor.

Movie Connections:

Features Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Suspenseful and well-shot.

I just saw this movie and I must admit that I was very pleasantly surprised. The plot is about a nurse (Flockhart), taking a job at a "soon to be moved" children's hospital. Little does she know of the rather strange and spooky events that have been happening there. If you like a movie that knows how to build an atmosphere, movies like The Shining or The Others, you cant do wrong buying a ticket for this one. For me, being a person who almost fell asleep during The Darkness the quality of this movie was even more of a surprise. The acting is a little over the top at times (Flockhart), but as a whole The Fragiles is a well acted, well directed, beautifully shot thriller, and that little girl has eyes that just make you go "aaaawww how sweet":). I give this one a 8.5/10