Director : Juan Antonio Bayona (J.A Bayona, Muerte) Writers : Sergio G. Sánchez (Temporada Baja, 7337) Cast : Belén Rueda (Savage Grace, 7 Vidas) Fernando Cayo (Teki, 7 Vidas) Geraldine Chaplin (The Age of Innocence, Chaplin) Genre : Horror / Drama / Mystery / Thriller Also Known As: The Orphanage (USA) (new title) Runtime : France:77 min Release Date:  11 October 2007 (Spain) Country : Mexico / Spain Language : Spanish

Synopsis :
Laura bersama anaknya kembali ke rumah panti asuhan tempat ia pernah dibesarkan. Simon sang anak adalah seorang pengidap positif HIV dan memiliki daya khayal yang tinggi sampai sampai ia sering berfantasi dan bermain petak umpet bersama 6 orang temannya, yang tidak pernah eksis di mata orang lain ! Suatu hari Simon menghilang dan disaat itulah Laura sadar bahwa ia tidak hanya berhadapan dengan masa lalunya namun suatu misteri yang gelap dan menakutkan sedang terjadi di rumah panti asuhan itu. Laura harus menyelesaikan masalah ini atau dia akan kehilangan Simon ..

Set on the site of a former orphanage — once inhabited by our now mid-30s protagonist Laura, her husband and seven year-old son — The Orphanage is a uniquely European ghost story. Laura's fondest memories were of her time at the Orphanage before adoption and she's returned to live on the site and host a sanctuary for a small group of special needs children. Her son, Simon, has HIV and an overactive imagination, playing treasure-hunting games with six friends who don't exist.

But when he goes missing, Laura is convinced there's something darker going on. Something remains in the building and Laura soon realizes that she must deal with it before she'll see her son again.

So why does The Orphanage work so well? Scary children, one with imaginary friends, in a creepy house, it's been done before a hundred times. It's been remade by Hollywood just as many. Quite simply, it works because, unlike most psychological horror movies, it understands that its protagonist is not simply a victim — she's a character.