Películas para no dormir: La habitación del niño (2006) (TV)

Director:

Álex de la Iglesia

Writers:

Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer)
Álex de la Iglesia (writer)

Release Date:

12 January 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Butcher Knife | Haunted House | Marital Strife | Old Dark House | Family In Danger

Cast

Javier Gutiérrez	...	Juan
Leonor Watling	...	Sonia
Sancho Gracia	...	Domingo
María Asquerino	...	Anciana 1
Antonio Dechent	...	Fernández
Terele Pávez	...	Mujer de Domingo
Ramón Barea	...	Marcos
Eulalia Ramón	...	Teresa
Asunción Balaguer	...	Anciana 2
Manuel Tallafé	...	García
Cesáreo Estébanez	...	Martí
Gracia Olayo	...	Enfermera
Enrique Martínez	...	Eslavo
Penélope Velasco	...	Dependienta
Antonio de la Torre	...	Operario

Also Known As:

Films to Keep You Awake: The Baby's Room (International: English title)

Runtime:

77 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Spain:18

Company:

Filmax International

Movie Connections:

References Citizen Kane (1941)

Very decent mystery flick from Álex de la Iglesia

The Baby's Room is Álex de la Iglesia's entry in the Spanish horror TV series "Films to keep you awake". I saw Iglesia's cult hit 'Day of the Beast' fairly recently and was thoroughly impressed by it. Obviously The Baby's Room is not of similar quality, but it's a more than interesting little story and better than the majority of the "Masters of Horror" episodes. If you were to pigeon hole this film, it would go into the 'haunted house' genre, and although there's haunted house themes; Iglesia makes more of it than just that. The plot focuses on a young couple with a baby that have just moved into a new home. After buying a baby monitor, the couple come to believe that somebody may be in the house with them; but the truth is something far more sinister. As a mystery film, this one works well. I can't say that the plot is completely original; though the film didn't turn out to be what I was expecting which is always a bonus. The central couple are both excellent, with Javier Gutiérrez particularly standing out. There are some good moments of suspense and the director does manage to keep us interested for the duration. It boils down to a decent twisted ending and I certainly recommend this film to anyone who can get their hands on it.