The Devil's Backbone
What is a ghost?
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4/20/2001Runtime
108 minsOverview
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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SpanishBudget
$4,500,000Revenue
$6,582,065Homepage
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A haunting ghost story set in a Spanish orphanage during the final days of civil war, where childhood friendships and supernatural horror intertwine with the weight of adult cruelties. Guillermo del Toro crafts an atmosphere thick with dread and loss, where the real terrors are often as human as they are supernatural.
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