MEXICO · 2001

The Devil's Backbone

Guillermo del Toro
spanish civil war orphanage ghost revenge childhood innocence war trauma
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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.

Year2001
CountryMexico
DirectorGuillermo del Toro
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Cinema DNA 2 films · 2 countries
2 films that shaped it
  1. Hour of the Wolf 1968 · Ingmar Bergman Sweden
  2. The Spirit of the Beehive 1973 · Víctor Erice Spain
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