Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone

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Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone is a 2001 Spanish-language gothic horror film set in a haunted orphanage during the Spanish Civil War, blending ghost story elements with political and emotional drama.

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instanceOf Spanish-language film
film
gothic horror film
castMember Eduardo Noriega GENERATED
Federico Luppi GENERATED
Fernando Tielve GENERATED
Marisa Paredes GENERATED
Íñigo Garcés GENERATED
cinematographyBy Guillermo Navarro GENERATED
countryOfOrigin Mexico
Spain
criticalReception acclaimed GENERATED
director Guillermo del Toro GENERATED
distributor Warner Sogefilms GENERATED
editedBy Luis de la Madrid GENERATED
followedBy Pan’s Labyrinth GENERATED
genre ghost story GENERATED
horror film GENERATED
supernatural drama GENERATED
language Spanish GENERATED
mainCharacter Carlos GENERATED
Carmen GENERATED
Dr. Casares GENERATED
Jacinto GENERATED
Santi GENERATED
musicBy Javier Navarrete GENERATED
narrativeElement ghost of a murdered boy GENERATED
narrativeFocus children in a haunted orphanage GENERATED
notableFor blend of horror with political and emotional drama GENERATED
originalTitle El espinazo del diablo GENERATED
partOf Guillermo del Toro’s informal Spanish Civil War ghost story cycle GENERATED
producer Agustín Almodóvar GENERATED
Pedro Almodóvar GENERATED
productionCompany El Deseo GENERATED
Tequila Gang GENERATED
releaseYear 2001 GENERATED
runtimeMinutes 106 GENERATED
settingLocation rural orphanage in Spain GENERATED
settingPeriod Spanish Civil War GENERATED
symbol unexploded bomb in the orphanage courtyard GENERATED
theme betrayal GENERATED
impact of war on children GENERATED
memory and trauma GENERATED
political violence GENERATED
revenge GENERATED
visualStyle muted color palette with strong use of shadows GENERATED
writer Antonio Trashorras GENERATED
David Muñoz GENERATED
Guillermo del Toro GENERATED

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Dr. Casares appearsIn Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone