The Devil's Backbone (2001)
- Original title
- El espinazo del diablo
- Directed by
- Guillermo del Toro
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, gothic film, magic realist film
- Country
- Mexico, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 1,374 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young boy is sent to live at a remote orphanage during the final year of the Spanish Civil War. The orphanage is run by supporters of the losing side and is haunted by the ghost of a child who died there under mysterious circumstances.
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What happens
The Devil's Backbone (Spanish: El espinazo del diablo) is a 2001 Spanish-language gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, and written by del Toro, David Muñoz, and Antonio Trashorras. Set in Spain, 1939, during the final year of the Spanish Civil War, the film follows a boy who is left in an orphanage operated by Republican loyalists and haunted by the ghost of a recently deceased boy. It stars Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Irene Visedo, Fernando Tielve in his film debut, and Íñigo Garcés. Released in Spain by Warner Sogefilms on 20 April 2001, the film received mostly positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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