El Sanatorio Page #2

Synopsis: A group of friends decide to make a documentary about the ghosts that are supposed to be haunting The Sanatorium in Costa Rica, things get creepy when the arrive to the place.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Year:
2010
73 min
13 Views


are more sensitive

to seeing things

that are not common.

Because the ambidextrous

are sinister...

Sinister?

So just because he is a lefty, he is

"sinister" or from the dark side?

The association with evil is

a heritage from religion.

Excuse me just a second.

Hi, come in.

I'll bring you directions.

Hi, hello.

-Did you bring a receipt?

-Yeah, here it is.

Great! Here are directions

and a map.

Just call me when you are done,

to see how it went.

The only request was to be careful with balloons,

the kid freaks out if you burst too many.

The only request was to be careful with balloons,

the kid freaks out if you burst too many.

So, what about you?

Are you ambidextrous or sinister?

Me? I can kick with both legs.

Well, my grandma was a medium.

So, since I was little, I felt it easy

to comunicate with other entities.

A ghost is basically the remains

of a dead person's soul.

Sometimes they manifest physically.

What about a demon?

A demon could be anything,

they are tricky.

When they want to attract victims,

they transform into

things that look

harmless and innocent,

You have to be careful.

Still you can sense evil...

11 days before the investigation

at the Sanatorium

We've found lots of information

about the Sanatorium.

We found out that besides being a prison

and an orphanage,

there's police records of missing people,

satanic rituals and even an exorcism.

And not only that, there's 18 reports

of people that have seen a ghost nun!

Shhh!

A ghost nun that wanders around...

You know? I think we should hire

someone else to help with the ghosts thing.

But we already got Lulu, the medium.

Yeah, I know, but I'm talking

about the investigation part specifically,

that sort of thing.

Well, isn't that your job?

Yeah, man, but it's too much.

At this pace, we'll never

get to the Sanatorium.

What do you have in mind?

Well, I know a girl.

She's a really good investigator.

Oh, so "a girl" huh?...

And what is the name of this girl?

It's that girl I told you about...

You know, Mariana.

Oh, man, you are so obvious

it's not even funny.

Mariana is Arturo's ex-girlfriend...

Ever since we started the project,

Arturo has been trying to get her in and...

Ok, first of all,

she was never my girlfriend!

Second of all,

she is an excellent investigator!

-And in the third place?

-In the third place...well...

Nothing...

Man, you are so lame!

Look, that girl, Mariana, she's like...

How do I put this? Umm, she is too...

Too hot for me?

Is that what you're saying?

Well, you won't say it,

but you are thinking it!

No, dude, YOU are the

one saying that.

The other day you were telling people that

I look like Harry Potter.

Shhh!

Shhh what?!

Everyone in this library

is noisy, what's her problem?

Man, sit down!

-She's here reading magazines!

-I know, sit down.

If it means that much

to you, call Mariana.

-Name and Occupation?

-Mariana Echeverria, lnvestigator.

Alright, Mariana, tell me,

have you ever investigated

ghosts, demons, or any

paranormal phenomenon?

No, not really.

Dude, you told me she had experience.

You told him I investigate ghosts?

No, hold on. What I said, is that

she is an excellent...

an EXCELLEN investigator.

Aww, you said that?

-Alright, next question:

What can you bring

to this investigation?

I'm really dedicated to my work,

I have lots of contacts.

I'm good at finding information.

-Ok, change of subject.

Are you Arturo's ex?

What are you doing, you d*ckhead!

Um, what kind of question is that?

I think this info might

be of interest to the audience...

Ok then, just to clarify this

to the audience:

Arturo is not my ex.

We just made out a couple of times.

Once in Palmares,

and the other time at a bar.

Yeah, a bar.

Alright, is that all?

-Yeah, that's it.

-Hi, everything alright?

-Hello, how are you?

I'm fine. What's up?

Come in.

-Thanks.

I got something really interesting

to show you. Wanna see it?

Sure.

Most apparitions have happened

there, we call it "The Construction."

I found the body of a woman

that was murdered here.

A nun called Sister Encarnacion.

She died and on her last days

she went crazy.

She was neurotic and her ghost

follows people around.

-Some nuns were raped by youngsters.

-Really?

Sure!

They were lost souls.

They raped nuns.

It was terrible!

It's the truth!

The Duran Sanatorium is filled

with lots of stories.

Stories of ghosts, nuns...

-Excuse me! please...

Don't film here today,

the place is closed.

Don't film here today,

the place is closed.

Thanks for your cooperation,

may God be with you.

What's up with that priest?

Well that's not new information and

everything the guy said are suppositions.

Did you pay attention to the priests?

-Yep.

-Well now, check this out.

-Ghosts...What was that?

-He was thrown out of the window

-See!

-Something pushed him, right?

-Yeah

-Was this shown on TV?

-Yes.

Why doesn't anybody talk about it?

You know how people are,

they watch the news and quickly forget.

This is really good, Mariana.

Finding this was just excellent!

7 days before the investigation

at the Sanatorium

I heard this guy is really weird.

Well, yeah, he is weird, but he

is nice and knows a lot.

Are you sure?

-Yes, I'm sure.

We'll see.

We'll see.

Hold on, let me do it.

Yeah?

Is Pedro around?

Pedro?

You are here for the ghosts?

Yes.

This is an electromagnetic

field reader.

You are clean.

What's that for?

Ghosts utilize electromagnetic

fields to manifest.

This equipment is used for

ghost hunting.

So, it's called a "ghost hunter?"

It's not like you hunt

them and trap them.

Yeah, cuz that's impossible, right?

It's not impossible, but there has to

be a strong reason to trap them.

You cannot do it for personal

glory or vanity.

Anyway, we don't want to trap them,

we just want to film them.

Good idea, you shouldn't play

with what you don't know.

What does that do?

Um, this is the barcode reader

for the store, thank you very much.

Take a thermometer with you.

And when there's a sudden change of

temperature it may be because of ghosts.

Scary!

I've had very intense

encounters with ghosts.

I've had two encounters.

But you have 3 lines.

Yeah, but that one doesn't count.

Why did you cross a line over it?

Somebody played a prank on me,

but, whatever, I don't care.

Would you like to go with

us to the Sanatorium?

Going to the Sanatorium

looking for ghosts

is like going to an amusement

park looking for amusement.

is like going to an amusement

park looking for amusement.

Huh?

I mean, you know there are

ghosts there,

there's no fun.

Do you know the rules

for ghost hunting?

-Are there rules for ghost hunting?

-Of course!

What are they?

1. Get your recorder ready.

In this case, your camera

and bring lots of batteries

because ghosts discharge them.

2. With good manners, ask the ghost

to manifest and communicate.

Sure, if not they can be bothered.

Of course, and you don't want a

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