the story concern laura and who have return with her husband carlos and adopt child simon to the large manor where she be raise in an orphanage a a child . laura be determine to fix up the abandon house and open it a a refuge for ill child . but from the moment she return and the past begin to haunt her . it isn not long before she begin to see the child who she use to play with a a seven year old . and when simon go miss one afternoon and she convince that they have take him hostage . the orphanage be a refreshing horror movie . this be due to the fact that the film doesn not rely on scary cgi image nor cheap scare tactic . on top of that and little and little ( little ) blood be spill in this chill ghost story . on the contrary and the film relies on it character and the atmosphere and the setting and and ( let not forget ) a satisfying plot . what make the film work be of the performance by the lead and belén rueda and who do such a great job play the whole what real or what isn not act . i believe this be juan antonio bayona directorial debut and he do a fantastic job . i be look forward to see more of his movie in the future . also and i would like to add that the score be great as well a the beautiful cinematography . by the end and when the truth be reveal and it satisfy but it have be do before in other film . it a different ghost story and i have to stress the different . it doesn not have the usual boo . scare or ghost in creepy make up . the film allow the character to develop so we care for them and a creepy atmosphere in a great setting . the orphanage be a refreshing horror movie that be pretty unconventional .