The Orphanage is a superior horror story

The Orphanage

Director: Juan Antonio Bayona

Cast: Fernando Cayo, Beine Rueda, Roger Pricep

Cert: 15

A superior horror story about a family moving into a former orphanage – with plans to re-open it for disabled children – and the strange encounters the young son has with an invisible friend … who might really be a ghost.

A moody, slow-building drama that moves to a class climax and doesn’t cheat or short-change on the way.

Star Rating: 4/5