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The Devil's Backbone
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After Carlos, a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War, arrives at an ominous boy's orphanage he uncovers the secrets of the school, including the youthful ghost that wanders the grounds.
After Carlos, a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War, arrives at an ominous boy's orphanage he uncovers the secrets of the school, including the youthful ghost that wanders the grounds.
Actors:
AdriĂĄn Lamana,
Ălvaro Vega,
Eduardo Noriega,
Rubén Escamilla,
VĂctor ElĂas,
VĂctor Barroso,
Juan Carlos Vellido,
Daniel Cuño,
Ălvaro RomĂĄn,
Daniel Esparza,
JonĂĄs Batuecas,
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AdriĂĄn Lamana
16 January 1990, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Ălvaro Vega
Eduardo Noriega
1 August 1973, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Rubén Escamilla
VĂctor ElĂas
3 March 1991, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
VĂctor Barroso
Juan Carlos Vellido
18 March 1968, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Daniel Cuño
Ălvaro RomĂĄn
Daniel Esparza
18 February 1987, Madrid, Spain
JonĂĄs Batuecas
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
9 October 1964, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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October 07, 2013
Though the whodunnit takes a fairly predictable course, the Spanish Civil War background adds powerful narrative and symbolic weight, while the striking imagery is simply poetic.
October 07, 2013
Del Toro's elegant pacing and gothic touches imbue the proceedings with a cool mystery.
October 07, 2013
This moody ghost story follows generally familiar lines despite its unusual historical setting, but it's imaginatively filmed and builds a sense of brooding emotional power.
September 24, 2007
An entertaining and atmospheric revenge tale.
October 07, 2013
You may find that images from this movie clamber back into your memory weeks after you see it, and give your spine a chill.
October 31, 2016
A microcosm, that is like a small war, combining living and dead, resentments, betrayals and revenge in an exceptional way with an impeccable cast. [Full review in Spanish]
October 14, 2014
Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone is a really cool ghost story with an extraordinary human and political dimension.
October 07, 2013
The Devil's Backbone augments its abundant creepiness with an equally powerful poignancy.
October 07, 2013
What Del Toro provides with The Devil's Backbone is the recognition that evil exists within the most routine of circumstances. That knowledge is as old as humanity's belief in the fantastic, and just as powerful.
October 07, 2013
It's a horror flick, and a creepily good one, that also functions as an allegory of the war that still haunts Spain seven decades later.
September 08, 2014
Although spooky, The Devil's Backbone becomes weighed down by perhaps one too many subplots.
October 18, 2008
Though it fails in its final reels to capitalize on its early promise, pic is still stylish, accomplished and tremendously enjoyable fare.

