The Devil's Backbone
“What is a ghost?”
FantasyDramaHorrorThriller
Spain, 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.
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An exquisitely crafted gothic fable, this film wraps you in a melancholic embrace of dread. It's a somber, atmospheric journey through a world haunted by both the spectral and the very real horrors of conflict, leaving a poignant, lingering chill long after the credits roll. It feels like a whispered secret in a forgotten, dust-filled room.
eeriemelancholicdread-soakedsomberpoignantslow-burngothic horroratmosphericperiod piecedark fantasywar's traumaloss of innocencememoryrevengepolitical repression
spainorphanagespanish civil war (1936-39)gothic horrorghostpolitical repression1930sisolated placesupernatural beingghost child
