Fragile (2005)

At her new job in a rundown children's hospital, a nurse desperately tries to keep her patients safe from a plague of random, mysterious attacks.

Director:

Jaume Balagueró

Writers:

Jaume Balagueró, Jordi Galceran

Stars:

Calista Flockhart, Richard Roxburgh, Elena Anaya

7 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Calista Flockhart	...	Amy
Richard Roxburgh	...	Robert
Elena Anaya	...	Helen
Gemma Jones	...	Mrs. Folder
Yasmin Murphy	...	Maggie
Colin McFarlane	...	Roy
Michael Pennington	...	Marcus
Daniel Ortiz	...	Matt
Susie Trayling	...	Susan (as Sussie Trayling)
Lloyd F. Booth Shankley	...	Simon
Michael Gatward	...	David
Scarlet Carey	...	Emma
Cameron Antrobus	...	Jimmy
Olivia Bjork	...	Linda
Fergus Riordan	...	Richard

Storyline

An American nurse takes a temporary position on the night shift at a closing children's hospital on the Isle of Wight. When every shift is plagued by spooky occurrances and things that go bump in the night, she begins to believe the stories of one of the child pateints, who insists the hospital is haunted by a dangerous presence emanating from the long abandoned second floor.

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Plot Keywords:

supernatural | killer | hospital | nurse | orphan | 

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Taglines:

A Ghost Story

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of terror/violence, and some thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Jaume Balaguero' came up with the idea for the story after seeing an early 20th century medical photo of a young girl with osteogenesis imperfecta.

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Goofs

When Amy gets upset after the incident with the bed sheet and her argue with Dr. Marcus, she reaches and opens the med cabinet to take one of her pills. She takes it with a sip from a water bottle, but instead of putting the medicine back in the cabinet, she puts the water bottle and closes the door.

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Alternate Versions

Violence, gore, and language has been edited out of the US release to obtain a PG-13 rating.

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Connections

Features Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

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Soundtracks

Two
performed by Ill Nino

User Reviews

Pretty Damn Good

This film, I have to say, was quite impressive. Quite different as well. I thought it would've been a typical horror/thriller movie because of the setting of an "old children's hospital about to closed down", that already gives you a mental image of what you would expect this hospital to look like...dark, spooky, cold. But this film impressed me a lot.

It takes a lot to actually "freak me out" when watching a film as NO film has ever succeeded in scaring me, but this film is quite intense...it's especially good because the film is taking you somewhere, and then suddenly, there is a smart twist, which left me with my mouth wide open! There are also a few bits in the film that actually make you cringe! But I won't spoil that for you.

I'm not a big fan of Calista Flockhart, but I have to say, she was brilliant in this movie.

All in all, if you want to be spooked and want to watch a film with a decent twist in, I advise you to watch this.

Details

Official Sites:

Filmax

Country:

Spain UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2005 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Fragile

Filming Locations:

Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

EUR7,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,680,926

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castelao Producciones, Future Films, Just Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min 93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1