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The Others

Character

Lydia

Director

Alejandro Amenábar

Writers

Alejandro Amenábar

Release Date

2 November 2001 [UK]

Status

Available on DVD from Play & Amazon UK

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Synopsis

A woman named Grace retires with her two children to a mansion on Jersey, towards the end ofthe Second World War, where she’s waiting for her husband to come back from battle. The childrenhave a disease which means they cannot be touched by direct sunlight without being hurt in some way. They will live alone there with oppressive, strange and almost religious rules, until she needs to hire a group of servants for them. Their arrival will accidentally begin to break the rules with unexpected consequences.

Tagline

Do you believe in ghosts? She didn’t…

Rating

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and frightening moments.

Genre

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Images

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Additional Info

IMDb

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Other Cast Members

Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Eric Sykes, Renée Asherson, Gordon Reid, Keith Allen, Michelle Fairley, Alexander Vince, Ricardo López, Aldo Grilo.

Production Company

Cruise/Wagner Productions, Sociedad General de Cine (SOGECINE) S.A. & Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L.

Filming Locations

Jersey, Channel Islands

Trivia

· Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise’s high profile divorce was finalized the same week that The Others was released.

· Also known as … Les autres

Factual error

In the end titles, a misspelled line gives credit for “metereology”.