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"Pan's Labyrinth" is a 2006 film directed by Guillermo del Toro that blends dark fantasy with historical drama, set during the Spanish Civil War. It follows a young girl who encounters a mysterious labyrinth and magical creatures while navigating a dangerous, real-world conflict, making it notable for combining imaginative storytelling with serious historical themes.
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7.8In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
Cast
- Ivana Baquero as Ofelia
- Sergi López as Capitán Vidal
- Maribel Verdú as Mercedes
- Doug Jones as Fauno / Pale Man
- Ariadna Gil as Carmen
- Álex Angulo as Dr. Ferreiro
Themes
- princess
- army
- fairy tale
- resistance
- servant
- anti hero
- franco regime (francoism)
- woods
- cruelty
- hiding
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Ratings
IMDb
8.2/10
745,954 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
98/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, War
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 3 Oscars. 109 wins & 115 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Original language
- Spanish
- Main subject
- Spanish Civil War
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Screenwriter
- Guillermo del Toro
- Composer
- Javier Navarrete
- Cinematographer
- Guillermo Navarro
- Narrative location
- Spain
- Filming location
- Madrid
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 977734
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.panslabyrinth.com
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- publication date
- 2007-01-19
- title
- El laberinto del fauno
- production designer
- Eugenio Caballero
- distributed by
- iTunes
- Commons category
- El laberinto del fauno
- set in period
- 1944
- capital cost
- 13000000
- box office
- 37646380
- make-up artist
- Arjen Tuiten
- film format
- 35 mm film
- review score
- 8.2/10
- film editor
- Bernat Vilaplana
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Encyclopedic overview
Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, lit. 'The Labyrinth of the Faun') is a 2006 dark fantasy film written, directed and co-produced by Guillermo del Toro. The film stars Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, and Ariadna Gil.
The story takes place in Francoist Spain in the summer of 1944. The narrative intertwines this real world with a mythical world centered on an overgrown, abandoned labyrinth and a mysterious faun with whom the protagonist, Ofelia, interacts. Ofelia's stepfather, Captain Vidal, hunts down the Spanish Maquis who resist the Francoist regime, while Ofelia's pregnant mother grows increasingly ill. Ofelia meets several strange and magical creatures who become central to her story, leading her through the trials of the old labyrinth garden. The film employs make-up, animatronics, and CGI effects to bring life to its creatures.
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