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The Devil's Backbone
Film / 2001

The Devil's Backbone

Directed by Guillermo del Toro
FantasyDramaHorrorThriller

★ 7.3/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Marisa ParedesCarmen Eduardo NoriegaJacinto Federico LuppiDr. Casares Fernando TielveCarlos Íñigo GarcésJaime Irene VisedoConchita José Manuel LorenzoMarcelo Francisco Maestre'El Puerco' Junio ValverdeSanti Berta OjeaAlma Adrián LamanaGálvez Daniel EsparzaMarcos
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Miguel OrtizDomínguez Juan Carlos VellidoAyala Javier Bódalo'Búho' Víctor ElíasOrphan

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