The Devil's Backbone (2001)

04/20/2001 (MX) • 1h 48m

Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller

What is a ghost?

Overview

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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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

$4,500,000.00

Revenue

$6,582,065.00

Keywords

spain

orphanage

spanish civil war (1936-39)

gothic horror

ghost

political repression

1930s

isolated place

supernatural being

ghost child

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