El espinazo del diablo
El espinazo del diablo
“ What is a ghost? ”
CINEMA2001-04-20
DIGITAL2001-08-01
RegionES / MX
Runtime108 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Guillermo del Toro’s poetic masterpiece using a haunted civil war orphanage to examine historical wounds and ghost lore.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
Guillermo del Toro
KEYWORDS
spainorphanagespanish civil war 1936-39gothic horrorghostpolitical repression1930sisolated placesupernatural beingghost child
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