The Devil's Backbone
What is a ghost?
What is a ghost?
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
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2001
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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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Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
20 Apr 2001
Country:
ES, MX
Languages:
Spanish
Budget:
$4,500,000
Revenue:
$6,582,065
Awards:
6 wins & 11 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone is a really cool ghost story with an extraordinary human and political dimension.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
14 Oct 2014
fresh:
Del Toro's elegant pacing and gothic touches imbue the proceedings with a cool mystery.
– Bruce Diones,
New Yorker,
7 Oct 2013
fresh:
It's a horror flick, and a creepily good one, that also functions as an allegory of the war that still haunts Spain seven decades later.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
7 Oct 2013
fresh:
The Devil's Backbone augments its abundant creepiness with an equally powerful poignancy.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
7 Oct 2013
fresh:
Though it fails in its final reels to capitalize on its early promise, pic is still stylish, accomplished and tremendously enjoyable fare.
– Jonathan Holland,
Variety,
18 Oct 2008