The Devil's Backbone

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Summary:
Guillermo del Toro, who quickly became one of the most talked-about directors in contemporary horror films with his first two features, Chronos and Mimic, takes on a more subtle tale of terror with this psychological suspense piece. Casares (Federico Luppi) and Carmen (Marisa Paredes) operate a small home for orphans in a remote part of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Marisa Paredes - (Carmen)
Eduardo Noriega - (Jacinto)
Federico Luppi - (Casares)
Inigo Garces - (Jaime)
Fernando Tielve
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Review:
"What is a ghost?" asks Spanish director Guillermo Del Toro's supremely menacing supernatural tale of greed and sorrow set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War. Although fear of the unknown strikes a chord deep within the collective psyche, Del Toro shows that these things of a more familiar persuasion may, in fact, be the driving fo... Continue >>

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