The Devil's Backbone (2001) is set in 1939 Spain, as the civil war nears its end with General Franco's Nationalists on the brink of victory. Carlos, a 10-year-old boy, is sent to a remote orphanage after his Republican father's death. The orphanage is overseen by the stern yet caring headmistress Carmen and the kind Professor Casares, both supportive of the Republican cause. Carlos struggles to adapt, unsettled by the orphanage's eerie atmosphere and the menacing caretaker, Jacinto, who guards a mysterious storage room with a deep well. Carlos is haunted by the ghost of a former orphan, Santi, who repeatedly warns, "Many of you will die." The orphanage's courtyard is dominated by an unexploded bomb, adding to the sense of impending doom. As Franco's troops advance, the ghost's ominous predictions seem to be coming true, but the true nature of the danger and the meaning of death become increasingly unclear.
Credits
Direction Guillermo del Toro
Cast Marisa Paredes · Eduardo Noriega · Federico Luppi · Fernando Tielve · Íñigo Garcés · Irene Visedo · Francisco Maestre · José Manuel Lorenzo · Junio Valverde
Soundtrack Javier Navarrete
Screenplay Guillermo del Toro · Antonio Trashorras · David Muñoz
Cinematography Guillermo Navarro
Technical sheet
Title The Devil's Backbone
Original title El espinazo del diablo
Year 2001
Type Movie
Length 106 min.
Country Spain
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