The Devil's Backbone
El espinazo del diablo
2001 · 1h 48m · Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller · Spain, Mexico · Rated R (US)
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.
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Guillermo del Toro7.2Smart score
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1930sghostghost childgothic horrorisolated placeorphanagepolitical repressionspainspanish civil war (1936-39)supernatural being
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