Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone

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Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone is a 2001 Spanish-language gothic horror film set in a haunted orphanage during the Spanish Civil War, blending ghost story elements with political and emotional drama.

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instanceOf Spanish-language film ⓘ
film ⓘ
gothic horror film ⓘ
castMember Eduardo Noriega ⓘ
Federico Luppi ⓘ
Fernando Tielve ⓘ
Marisa Paredes ⓘ
Íñigo Garcés ⓘ
cinematographyBy Guillermo Navarro ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mexico ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed ⓘ
director Guillermo del Toro ⓘ
distributor Warner Sogefilms ⓘ
editedBy Luis de la Madrid ⓘ
followedBy Pan’s Labyrinth ⓘ
genre ghost story ⓘ
horror film ⓘ
supernatural drama ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
mainCharacter Carlos ⓘ
Carmen ⓘ
Dr. Casares ⓘ
Jacinto ⓘ
Santi ⓘ
musicBy Javier Navarrete ⓘ
narrativeElement ghost of a murdered boy ⓘ
narrativeFocus children in a haunted orphanage ⓘ
notableFor blend of horror with political and emotional drama ⓘ
originalTitle El espinazo del diablo ⓘ
partOf Guillermo del Toro’s informal Spanish Civil War ghost story cycle ⓘ
producer Agustín Almodóvar ⓘ
Pedro Almodóvar ⓘ
productionCompany El Deseo ⓘ
Tequila Gang ⓘ
releaseYear 2001 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 106 ⓘ
settingLocation rural orphanage in Spain ⓘ
settingPeriod Spanish Civil War ⓘ
symbol unexploded bomb in the orphanage courtyard ⓘ
theme betrayal ⓘ
impact of war on children ⓘ
memory and trauma ⓘ
political violence ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
visualStyle muted color palette with strong use of shadows ⓘ
writer Antonio Trashorras ⓘ
David Muñoz ⓘ
Guillermo del Toro ⓘ

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