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The Devil's Backbone

2001 108 min Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller

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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IMDb 7.4 RT 93 Metacritic 78

budget $4,500,000 earnings $6,582,065 return 1.5x

director Guillermo del Toro

writers Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz

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