The Devil's Backbone
From the creator of "Family Guy" comes a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country.
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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.
The Devil's Backbone is a film that explores themes of spain, orphanage, spanish civil war (1936-39). It also touches on gothic horror and ghost and political repression.
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Guillermo del Toro
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Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Irene Visedo, José Manuel Lorenzo, Francisco Maestre, Junio Valverde, Berta Ojea
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 93% rating based on 120 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Creepily atmospheric and haunting, The Devil's Backbone...
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The Devil's Backbone
From the creator of "Family Guy" comes a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country.
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7.3/10
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69%
RT Audience
85%
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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.
The Devil's Backbone is a film that explores themes of spain, orphanage, spanish civil war (1936-39). It also touches on gothic horror and ghost and political repression.
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Cast
Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Irene Visedo, José Manuel Lorenzo, Francisco Maestre, Junio Valverde, Berta Ojea
What Critics Say
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 93% rating based on 120 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Creepily atmospheric and haunting, The Devil's Backbone...
Source: Wikipedia
spain · orphanage · spanish civil war (1936-39) · gothic horror · ghost · political repression · 1930s · isolated place · supernatural being · ghost child
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