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The Orphanage (El Orfanato)

(Picturehouse, 2007) Rated: R

US DVD release date: 22 April 2008 (New Line)

[28 April 2008]

One would think the whole 'spooky child' setup would have run its course, but this film finds a few new wrinkles to explore.

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At once mother and child, victim and antagonist, space and inhabitant, Laura (Belén Rueda) is remarkable, but also traumatized.

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