The Devil's Backbone

Movie
TitleEl espinazo del diablo
User score

7.3

Release dateApr 20, 2001
GenreFantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
DirectorGuillermo del Toro
Production countryMexico, Spain
Production companiesProducciones Anhelo, Canal+ España, Tequila Gang, Sogepaq, El Deseo
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue$6,582,065
Run time108 min.

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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