123min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 7 August 2009 (UK)
story–A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9 year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.
Kate and John Coleman are rebuilding their troubled marriage after the loss of their baby. The couple decide to adopt a child. When they meet 9-year-old Esther at the St. Marina Orphanage, they immediately fall in love with the well-educated orphan. Their son, Daniel is hostile to his new sister, but their deaf mute daughter, Max is enchanted with her – at first. Eventually, Kate begins to feel that Esther is manipulative and possibly even psychologically damaged. John refuses to listen to his wife’s misgivings.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Alex Mace
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman
