SPAIN · 2007

The Orphanage

J. A. Bayona
childhood trauma supernatural haunting motherhood orphanages hidden secrets
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A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.

Year2007
CountrySpain
DirectorJ. A. Bayona
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