The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone

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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... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Devil's Backbone:

Marisa Paredes
Eduardo Noriega
Federico Luppi
Fernando Tielve
Íñigo Garcés
Irene Visedo

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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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Slant Magazine - 9/10 by Ed GonzalezWith The Devil's Backbone, Del Toro pulls an Amenábar by dishing out sophisticated war commentary with bone-chilling dread.
Los Angeles Times - 9/10 by Kevin ThomasWith the ambitious and ominous The Devil's Backbone, Del Toro rises to a new level of accomplishment, adding history and politics to his distinctive blend.
L.A. Weekly - 9/10 by F. X. FeeneyHere is a ghost story so dynamic you could call it a ghost poem.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 9/10 by Sean AxmakerWhat gives the story resonance is the tenderness and sacrifice and even innocence del Toro reveals amid the savagery.
Entertainment Weekly - 9/10 by Lisa SchwarzbaumDel Toro builds excitement, dread, and melodrama in equal layers.
Chicago Tribune - 8/10 by Robert K. ElderFine ensemble performances and a tight balance of the supernatural against the historical make The Devil's Backbone a well-crafted, white-knuckled cinematic journey.
Miami Herald - 8/10 by Rene RodriguezThe film doesn't explore the nature of ghosts, as it promises to initially, but it's fun to watch Del Toro confront death and fear with such energy and humor.
Boston Globe - 8/10 by Jay CarrIt's imaginatively filmed and builds a sense of brooding emotional power.
New York Daily News - 8/10 by Jami BernardAlong with "The Others," -- represents a welcome diversion from loud, senseless Hollywood extravaganzas.
Baltimore Sun - 8/10 by Michael SragowMay be thin, but it's also sharp, like a stiletto.

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