Frágiles (2005)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Jaume Balagueró

Writers:

Jaume Balagueró (writer)
Jordi Galcerán (writer)

Release Date:

14 October 2005 (Spain)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Nurse | Orphan | Brittle Bones | Nurse Patient Relationship

Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Calista Flockhart	...	Amy Nicholls
Richard Roxburgh	...	Robert Marcus
Elena Anaya	...	Helen Perez
Gemma Jones	...	Mrs. Folder
Yasmin Murphy	...	Maggie
Colin McFarlane	...	Roy
Michael Pennington	...	Marcus
Daniel Ortiz	...	Matt
Susie Trayling	...	Susan
Lloyd F. Booth Shankley	...	Simon
Michael Gatward	...	David
Scarlet Carey	...	Emma
Cameron Antrobus	...	Jimmy
Olivia Bjork	...	Linda
Fergus Riordan	...	Richard

Also Known As:

Fragile (International: English title)
Fragile: A Ghost Story (Philippines: English title) (poster title)
Frágil (Venezuela) [es]
Från andra sidan (Sweden) [sv]
Fragile (Norway) [no]
Fragile (France) [fr]
Fragile - A Ghost Story (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Fragile - pahuuden ovi (Finland) [fi]
Kikai-jikake no shôni byôtô (Japan) [ja]
Kirilgan (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Mercy Falls - Geisterwache (Germany) (TV title) [de]

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

93 min | Japan:102 min | Argentina:93 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Spain | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Germany:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Castelao Producciones

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the end of the movie, Robert takes unconscious Amy out of the hospital. The cardiac monitor shows absence of cardiac electrical activity, i.e. asystole. Asystole is a type of cardiac arrest classified as "non shockable rhythm" and its initial management exclude the use of defibrillation. They should have started cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers instead. Furthermore, when an electrical shock is delivered, a typical waveform should have appeared in the monitor.

Movie Connections:

Features Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Masterfully done!

I just finished watching Jaume (THE NAMELESS, DARKNESS) Balaguero's third film FRAGILE starring Calista Flockheart. It is no secret that I enjoy his work but I really think this is his best film. It is both incredibly scary and emotionally sensitive (something I haven't seen in a horror film since, uh, forever). Balaguero has an amazingly subtle style but he builds the suspense perfectly for the first half. The second half is nearly all chills and they really gave me goosebumps (something I haven't experienced in, uh, a while). He also throws in an excellent twist that would make M. Night envious. And he isn't afraid to take risks as a filmmaker (you'll understand what I mean by the end). Easily one of the best horror films I have seen this year