Drama, Foreign, Horror, Mystery, Special Interest, Thriller
Studio
Picturehouse
Movie Release Date
2007
Country
Mexico
Language
Spanish
Running Time
110 mins
Format
DVD
Color
Color
IMDb Rating
7.5
Cast
Belén Rueda
Laura
Fernando Cayo
Carlos
Roger Príncep
Simón
Mabel Rivera
Pilar
Montserrat Carulla
Benigna
Andres Gertrudix
Andrés
Alejandro Campos
Víctor
Geraldine Chaplin
Aurora
Edgar Vivar
Balaban
Crew
Director
Juan Antonio Bayona
Writer
Sergio G. Sanchez
Producer
Guillermo del Toro
Producer
Belén Atienza
Tagline
A tale of love. A story of horror
Plot
Laura, a former orphan, raises her adopted son Simón together with her husband Carlos in an old house and former orphanage where she was raised. While at the orphanage Simón tells Laura that he has five invisible friends which she believes are a product of his active imagination. Laura decides to reopen the orphanage to cater for disabled children and throws a party. During the party Simón tries to persuade Laura to go and take a look at his friends cabin but she's too busy. Later on she sees a mysterious masked boy and realizes that Simón has also disappeared. Laura feels the presence of other people in the house and months later Laura invites a team of parapsychologists to try to unravel the mystery.