# The Devil's Backbone (2001)

> At a remote orphanage during the final days of the Spanish Civil War, a boy confronts a ghost whose warnings expose the living horrors surrounding him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/961

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Guillermo del Toro
- Cast: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Irene Visedo, José Manuel Lorenzo, Francisco Maestre
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256009/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: eerie, melancholic, foreboding, late night horror, gothic movie marathon

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of innocence lost amid the horrors of war.

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