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Set in Spain during the time of the Civil War, Casares and Carmen run a home for orphaned children. They receive a child named Carlos, who has been abandoned by his parents and soon Carlos is tormented by strange visions... Spanish dialogue with subtitles.

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ProducerPedro Almodovar, Guillermo Del Toro

EAN5060034570172

eBay Product ID (ePID)3945750

Product Key Features

ActorEduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Inigo Garces, Frederico Luppi

Film/TV TitleThe Devil's Backbone

DirectorGuillermo del Toro

LanguageSpanish

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time103 Mins

Aspect RatioWide Screen

Release Year2002

FormatDVD

FeaturesSpecial effect Sequence Breakdown\Storyboard To Screen Sequences\Behind The Scenes Featurette\Theatrical Trailer\Potimum Trailer Showreel, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreHorror/Occult, General

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Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureSpain

Executive ProducerBertha Navarro, Agustin Almodovar

Additional InformationDuring the Spanish Civil War, newly orphaned Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is taken to a school for the children of those who died fighting against fascism. He is given the bed that formerly belonged to Santi, a boy who recently died during an attack in which a bomb dropped, landing in the school's courtyard undetonated--a constant reminder of impending danger. As the amputee headmistress (Marisa Paredes, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER) and the embittered caretaker Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega) engage in a love affair, the headmistress' cuckolded lover--the impotent but benevolent school doctor (Frederico Luppi)--sits by passively. After Santi's ghost repeatedly reveals itself to Carlos, another student spooks him with a dark secret about the boy's death. War surrounds the school, violence infests it from within, and Carlos sets out to avenge the death of Santi.<BR>Taking on themes such as the brutality of war and the loss of innocence, Guillermo del Toro's (MIMIC) film skillfully combines elements of war, gothic horror, melodrama, and adventure to create a work that functions as both a genre film and a politically resonant piece of nostalgia. THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE uses history as a means of transforming what would otherwise be a routine ghost story into a powerful and affecting statement.

ReviewsBox Office - ...Throughout, Del Toro has composed vivid and riveting images that he has combined with an engrossing story, and the impressive performances of the entire cast keep DEVIL'S BACKBONE unabatingly compelling..., Entertainment Weekly - ...Richly atmospheric....Del Toro builds excitement, dread, and melodrama in equal layers..., Sight and Sound - ...THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE remains the work of a great stylist with a uniquely disturbing attraction to, and vision of, the frontier between life and death..., Total Film - A gutsy, first-rate, full-blooded ghost story, as elegant as it is brilliantly realised, New York Times - ...Mr. Del Toro takes an almost sensuous delight in weaving aural and visual textures of fear....Mr. Del Toro provokes your screams and shudders, but he also earns your tears...

ScreenwriterAntonio Trashorras, David Munoz, Guillermo Del Toro

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleThe Devil's Backbone

Director of PhotographyGuillermo Navarro

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