Juan Antonio Bayona

The Orphanage movie trailer - starring Geraldine Chaplin, Belen Rueda, Mabel Rivera, Fernando Cayo, Roger Princep. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona. Theatrical Release Date: 12/28/2007 Genre: Horror Rating: R

SCI FI Wire talks to the director and writer of "The Orphanage."

The Orphanage -- This is the U.S. theatrical trailer for The Orphanage, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona.

The Orphanage, presented by Oscar-Nominee Guillermo del Toro, centers on a Laura (Bel n Rueda from The Sea Inside) who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son s imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.

The Orphanage -- The Orphanage Trailer

The Orphanage -- MovieMaze.de - Trailer (Quicktime)

Hind (Hiam Abbass) talks about expanding the orphanage.

A sneak peek at the upcoming film The Orphanage.

The Orphanage, presented by Oscar-Nominee Guillermo del Toro, centers on a Laura (Bel n Rueda) who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son's imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.