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

Bearwood College in Reading, England was used as the exterior location for the Mercy Falls Children's Hospital.

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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

Like my worst nightmare came true

I like horror movies. "Fragile" is like nowadays "japanese-horror" movies, but with a bit of European soul added. Everything's set to get you some goosebumps. An old children's hospital that is about to being closed, moody soundtrack, great set decorations and props and makeup, and sound effects that make you jump out of your skin sometimes. The movie hit a bullseye for me. Hospitals and abandoned places scare the hell out of me so watching this movie was like my worst nightmare came true. It was definitively scarier than The Ring. If you get the creep from hospitals, abandoned places and stuff like that, I do recommend this movie.

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