The Devil's Backbone
2001 · ★ 7.3 · Dir. Guillermo del Toro
What is a ghost?
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.
- Released
- 2001-04-20
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Language
- ES
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Box office
- $6.6M
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Marisa Paredes
Carmen
Eduardo Noriega
Jacinto
Federico Luppi
Dr. Casares
Fernando Tielve
Carlos
Íñigo Garcés
Jaime
Irene Visedo
Conchita
José Manuel Lorenzo
Marcelo
Francisco Maestre
'El Puerco'
Junio Valverde
Santi
Berta Ojea
Alma
Adrián Lamana
Gálvez
Daniel Esparza
Marcos
Keywords
Ghost1930sSpainOrphanageIsolated placeGhost childGothic horrorSpanish civil warPolitical repressionSupernatural beingSpanish civil war (1936-39)
