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Overview
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Un cuento de amor. Una historia de terror (A tale of love. A story of horror) morePlot:
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
30 wins & 24 nominations moreNewsDesk:
'The Disappeared' Trailer and Website (From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 5 July 2008, 3:40 PM, PDT)User Comments:
Intelligent, scary, thrilling. moving moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Belén Rueda | ... | Laura |
 | Fernando Cayo | ... | Carlos |
| Roger Príncep | ... | Simón |
| Mabel Rivera | ... | Pilar |
| Montserrat Carulla | ... | Benigna |
| Andrés Gertrúdix | ... | Enrique |
 | Edgar Vivar | ... | Balaban |
| Óscar Casas | ... | Tomás |
| Mireia Renau | ... | Laura Girl |
| Georgina Avellaneda | ... | Rita |
| Carla Gordillo Alicia | ... | Martín |
| Alejandro Campos | ... | Víctor |
| Carmen López | ... | Alicia |
| Óscar Lara | ... | Guillermo |
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Aurora |
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Rated R for some disturbing content.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
105 minLanguage:
SpanishColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Spain:13 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:K-13 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:18A | Malaysia:18PL | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Chile:Y7 | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:R-12 | Sweden:15 | Germany:12 | Denmark:11MOVIEmeter: 
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Spain's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008). moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Pilar describes the old cine film that Laura views as 8mm, but when we see the projector, the film is actually 16mm. moreFAQ
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Attended the first commercial screening of The Orphanage (El Orfanato) last night at FrightFest, London.
Juan Antonio Bayona and writer Sergio G. Sanchez have delivered something really special for their first feature.
I have never jumped out of my seat like I did last night, nor my partner, nor most of the audience it seemed. Apart from the terrific scares, there are solid performances from the whole cast, stunning cinematography, and the editing is flawless. If I had to criticise one element, it is that the music swells just a little too much a couple of times, but it is a good score nonetheless.
See this one at the cinema.