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The Devil's Backbone is a horror film set during the Spanish Civil War. It follows a ten-year-old boy who is sent to a haunted rural estate after his father is killed. The film is very personal for Guillermo del Toro, and it is also one of his most frightening and emotionally layered films.
The most personal film by Guillermo del Toro (CRONOS) is also among his most frightening and emotionally layered. Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE tells the tale of a ten-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural...