The Devil's Backbone

Film • 2001 • 1h 48m

The Devil's Backbone

The Devil's Backbone

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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Status: Released
Release: April 20, 2001 (25 years ago)
Runtime: 1h 48m
Rating: R
Language: Spanish
Origins: Mexico Spain
AKA: El espinazo del diablo

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The Devil’s Backbone review – rich, rousing ghost story is early gothic gem from Guillermo del Toro
Executed with trademark technical flair and empathy, this part-horror, part-fairytale set in a haunted orphanage from 2001 is one of the director’s best

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