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The Devil's Backbone (El espinazo del diablo)

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 46m
  • 78

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Producer:

Agustín Almodóvar, Bertha Navarro, Rosa Bosch

Release Date:

Nov 21, 2001

Runtime:

1hr 46m

Synopsis

After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.

Cast

  • Marisa Paredes
  • Eduardo Noriega
  • Federico Luppi
  • Fernando Tielve
  • Irene Visedo
  • Iñigo Garcés
  • José Manuel Lorenzo
  • Francisco Maestre

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Metacritic

78
metacritic
Based on 30 Critics
8.2

USER SCORE (148)

Universal acclaim based on 148 Reviews
80

Building slowly from a stately start, Del Toro manages to unite all his disparate elements - ghosts and gold, infidelity and politics - for a devastating final reel. The command of sound and colour is breathtaking.

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Metacritic review by Colin Kennedy
Colin Kennedy
Empire
75

Fine ensemble performances and a tight balance of the supernatural against the historical make The Devil's Backbone a well-crafted, white-knuckled cinematic journey.

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Metacritic review by Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune
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