Frágiles (2005)

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 (France) [fr]
Fragile (Norway) [no]
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)

help

The reviews coming out of Venice were not kind. Indeed some reviews on this site in the message boards were not kind.....OK we are not talking about Oscar material but this film is scary in a non-gory, blood-on-walls, way and is entertaining. If cinema should be fun and a time to suspend belief then this film is OK. If you want challenging subject matter or top drawer acting look elsewhere....if you want to be scared and entertained then go for it. Flockhart is fine, the kids are good, Roxborugh is good, Anaya is good.....just don't expect too much. The sound and cinematography are very good and Jaume Balagueró holds it all together well enough....the story ticks along and builds to the final showdown and you begin to feel some empathy and understanding of the characters but we never dwell long enough on any one character....and we don't really care how or why they are in the hospital all we want to know is well they ever leave? PS:Please I Want to know the name of the soundtrack in the end(or Where i can download It) it's very good and i can't find it anywhere pls help me:]