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The Devil's Backbone
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The Devil's Backbone is a 2001 Spanish-Mexican horror, fantasy, and drama film directed by Guillermo del Toro. The screenplay was written by del Toro and Antonio Trashorras, with production handled by Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, and del Toro through El Deseo. The cast includes Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, and Javier González Pantón. Filming took place in Madrid, Spain, and the film is presented in Spanish.
The movie centers on the Spanish Civil War and features themes of gothic horror and ghosts. It has a runtime of approximately 108 minutes and carries an R rating. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, including via video on demand. It achieved a review score of 92% and a 7.6/10 rating, with a Metascore of 78. The production budget was 4,500,000, resulting in revenue of 6,582,065.
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Film · TMDB
7.3Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
Cast
- Marisa Paredes as Carmen
- Eduardo Noriega as Jacinto
- Federico Luppi as Dr. Casares
- Fernando Tielve as Carlos
- Íñigo Garcés as Jaime
- Irene Visedo as Conchita
Themes
- spain
- orphanage
- spanish civil war (1936-39)
- gothic horror
- ghost
- political repression
- 1930s
- isolated place
- supernatural being
- ghost child
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
72,828 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
78/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 6 wins & 11 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Original language
- Spanish
- Main subject
- Spanish Civil War
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Screenwriter
- Antonio Trashorras
- Composer
- Javier Navarrete
- Producer
- Guillermo del Toro
- Production company
- El Deseo
- Cinematographer
- Guillermo Navarro
- Filming location
- Spain
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 587044
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonyclassics.com/devilsbackbone
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- publication date
- 2001-04-20
- title
- El espinazo del diablo
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 78/100
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