3 Movies Starring Roger Prèncep

The Orphanage

The Orphanage

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-01-11

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (113015 Reviews)

Director:

J.A. Bayona

Cast:

Writer:

Sergio G. Sènchez (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Laura, a former orphan, raises her adopted son Simèn together with her husband Carlos in an old house and former orphanage where she was raised. While at the orphanage Simèn tells Laura that he has five invisible friends which she believes are a product of his active imagination. Laura decides to reopen the orphanage to cater for disabled children and throws a party. During the party Simèn tries to persuade Laura to go and take a look at his friends cabin but she's too busy. Later on she sees a mysterious masked boy and realizes that Simèn has also disappeared. Laura feels the presence of other people in the house and months later Laura invites a team of parapsychologists to try to unravel the mystery.

The Blind Sunflowers

The Blind Sunflowers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-29

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (903 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Rafael Azcona (adaptation)

Josè Luis Cuerda (adaptation)

Alberto Mèndez (novel)

Fullplot:

Ourense, Spain, 1940. Every time that Elena locks the door, she locks her secrets. Her husband Ricardo spend years hidden in his house with his children (Elenita and Lorenzo), trying to dodge persecution. Salvador, a priest confused after battling in the front, returns to seminary in Ourense.

Paper Birds

Paper Birds

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-03-12

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

122 min

IMDB Ratings:

(505 Reviews)

Director:

Emilio Aragèn

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Emilio Aragèn

Fernando Castets

Fullplot:

Jorge and Enrique are two performers in the post Spanish Civil War times that adopt an orphan child called Miguel. With a varieties company that travels around the country, Jorge and Enrique see the horrors left by the war meanwhile the "Nationals" watch Jorge and the rest of the company suspecting that some of them collaborate with the Republicans, opposite to the Franco Regime.

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