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The Devil's Backbone (2001)

The Devil's Backbone (2001)

Drama Fantasy Thriller Horror

What is a ghost?

Release Date: 2001, April 20
Directors: Guillermo del Toro
Countries: Spain, Mexico
Production: Tequila Gang, Anhelo Productions, El Deseo
Cast: Juan Carlos Vellido, Marisa Paredes, Íñigo Garcés, Fernando Tielve, Federico Luppi, Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Junio Valverde, Javier Bódalo, Víctor Elías, Irene Visedo, Berta Ojea

Overview:

Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.

Keywords:

1930s ghost gothic horror ghost child spanish civil war (1936-39) spain orphanage isolated place supernatural being political repression