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El espinazo del diablo: It is 1939, the end of three years of bloody civil war in Spain, and General Franco's right-wing Nationalists are poised to defeat the left-wing Republican forces. A ten-year-old boy named Carlos, the son of a fallen Republican war hero, is left by his tutor in an orphanage in the middle of nowhere. The orphanage is run by a curt but considerate headmistress named Carmen and a kindly Professor Casares, both of whom are sympathetic to the doomed Republican cause. Despite their concern for him, and his gradual triumph over the usual schoolhouse bully, Carlos never feels completely comfortable in his new environment. First of all, there was that initial encounter with the orphanage's nasty caretaker, Jacinto, who reacts even more violently when anyone is caught looking around a particular storage room the one with the deep well. Second, and more inexplicable, is the presence of a ghost, one of the former occupants of the orphanage named Santi. Not long after Carlos' arrival, Santi latches onto Carlos, badgering him incessantly at night and gloomily intoning, "Many of you will die." As if that wasn't enough to keep the orphanage's occupants in an unrelenting state of terror, there's the un-exploded bomb that dominates the orphanage's courtyard, still ticking away; With the orphanage left defenseless by its isolation, and the swift progression of Franco's troops, the ghost's prediction seems depressingly accurate. Nevertheless, with every step of the plot, it becomes apparent that the ghost's predictions as to who (or what) will die, the real source of danger and even the definition of death itself may be more ambiguous than first thought. |
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| Released: | April 20, 2001 | |
| Runtime: | 106 mins | |
| Genres: | Thriller Horror Fantasy Mystery | |
| Countries: | Spain Mexico | |
| Director: | Guillermo del Toro | |
| Actors: | Íñigo Garces Eduardo Noriega Federico Luppi Francisco Fernández Francisco Maestre Irene Visedo Jaime Fernández-Cid Buscató Javier Bódalo Jose Luis Torrijo Jose Manuel Lorenzo Juan Carlos Vellido Marisa Paredes Martín Hernández Miguel Ortiz | |
| Soundtrack: | Click here to check | |
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| Posted by pandabeth 2 weeks ago |
Loved this-Big thanks to Captain Chunk for the recommendation.Dont think I can add anything new to what has already been said.So will just give it-9/10
| Posted by Reesha01 1 month ago |
Beautifully sad, with bittersweet triumph. Guillermo del Toro is one of the most creative minds of our time. Definitely worth a watch.
| Posted by sltrodgers 2 months ago |
great from start to finish. acting, plot, direction... excellent! one of the best ghost stories out there. period! i have seen many, my genre! a must watch , for sure!!!
| Posted by Twiglet 3 months ago |
A captivating movie. As it centers around the lives of young orphan boys, you immediately feel for them, seeing everything through their innocent view of the world, aside from the few adults, providing quite a different perspective. It starts with the question, "What is a ghost?", preparing you for what is to come. Brilliant imagery and visual effects . A wonderful film to lose yourself in, especially if you like to at all feel scared. Top marks from me!
| Posted by gripster 4 months ago |
been wanting to watch this for a while..what a great story
| Posted by grrrrrrrrr 5 months ago |
Thus us one of the only, GREAT films he ever did!
| Posted by Troglodyte 8 months ago |
"What is a ghost?".The story has poetic depth. It may not be very horror-esque but that doesn't make it any less worthy. I give this film high praise. I even liked it better than "Pan's Labyrinth" (ESPECIALLY the exquisite ending!). FORCEFUL (A grain of strength!). ^^^^ "The Devil's Backbone" and "Pan's Labyrinth" are parts of del Toro's Spanish Civil War trilogy, still in development. The third and final part "3993" probably won't get released until 2014. Guillermo del Toro wrote: "3993 is a movie that, if I do it, would close the trilogy, because it's about a character in 1993 who believes that civil war is a thing of the past. And something from 1939 comes to life and proves that it's not — that it's pretty much alive."
| Posted by ryan_mc 9 months ago |
i havent seen this yet but have too Guillermo del Toro is my favorite director pans labrinyth just blow my mind loved it blade 2 which i thought was the best of the trilogy was brilliant and the hell boy films were pretty good also i mean even his low budget films were good for there day i love his style of fantasy and war it really works so good
| Posted by thatkidd 9 months ago |
Perhaps the description should be shortened? I think it gives a bit too much away. Anyway, fantastic movie - atmospheric and thought-provoking, 9/10.
| Posted by dlg253 10 months ago |
Beautiful, just perfect. It's the kind of film that inspiring future film writers, directers, etc. 10/10
| Posted by DannyBoy2387 10 months ago |
Wow, this was great. The story was amazing. Solid performances. Great movie.
| Posted by Pinkprincess522 10 months ago |
I really liked this movie, it showed thriller with a little drama in it. Which makes a kick ass movie! 4/5
| Posted by SomethingWiddy 1 year ago ( Edited 1 year ago ) |
For me, this is much closer to drama than horror. The only thing that makes this even close to horror are the horrible issues that the movie is based upon. The perspective on the characters spontaneously switched from being good to bad, and the other way around, giving you an end that you might never would have imagined. It's by all means a very beautiful movie but when you go to see this with the thought of it being a good 'horror' movie, you might get a little disappointed. 2.5/5.
| Posted by shanmiester 1 year ago |
excellent movie and yes a creepy kid but u feel for him in this movie if he was in something else evil and coming at u oh yeah that would be some screams! I so wanted to kill the guy myslf my god what a monster! this is well worth a watch even i it doesnt have alot of gore technically its still a horror movie the horror of war, death, survival and so on!
| Posted by ghostjoker101 1 year, 2 months ago ( Edited 1 year, 2 months ago ) |
Warning this was not a horror movie... more like spaghetti western meets a hokey ghost story.. The Orphanage was way better. I had to keep my eyes open on this one. 1/5
| Posted by Satanikvnt 1 year, 5 months ago |
Beautifully written, although quite creepy it never strays from the sadness in the story of the children and the haunting past of the orphanage.
| Posted by plasmatwin 1 year, 6 months ago |
This is a good movie and I would definitely recommend this one to horror fans. I give this 8.5/10.
| Posted by BriNTx 1 year, 7 months ago |
This is a very good movie a must see for any horror fan!!
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