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Apr 20, 2001 · The Devil's Backbone: Directed by Guillermo del Toro. With Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve. After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
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- Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Guillermo del Toro
- 2001-04-20
The Devil's Backbone (Spanish: El espinazo del diablo) is a 2001 gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, and written by del Toro, David Muñoz, and Antonio Trashorras.
The Devil's Backbone served as a trial run for Pan's Labyrinth, focusing on a child dealing with supernatural forces and human monsters against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War.
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- Guillermo Del Toro
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- Marisa Paredes
One of the most personal films by Guillermo del Toro, The Devil’s Backbone is also among his most frightening and emotionally layered. Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, it tells the tale of a twelve-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets.
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Jul 30, 2013 · Set during the endgame of the Spanish Civil War, The Devil’s Backbone was a labor of love for del Toro, who has frequently described it and its “sister picture,” Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), as his favorite and most personal movies.
Apr 20, 2021 · The precise moment in which The Devil’s Backbone takes place is utterly instrumental to the telling of Guillermo del Toro’s striking Spanish ghost story, first released 20 years ago today.
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