DVD 106 mins IMDB
The Devil's Backbone
Sony Pictures (2001)
In Collection
#484

Seen It:
Yes
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Spain  /  Spanish

Bekim Fehmiu Captain Victor Kaleb
Marisa Paredes Carmen
Richard Crenna Major Wade Brown
Irene Visedo Conchita
Chuck Connors Reynolds
Berta Ojea Alma
Ricardo Montalban Natachai
Eduardo Noriega Jacinto
Federico Luppi Casares
Ian Bannen Cpt. Crawford

Director Guillermo del Toro
Producer Guillermo del Toro; Pedro Almodóvar
Writer Guillermo del Toro; David Munoz

The Spanish Civil War takes the parents of Carlos, who is sent to a school for the orphans of fighter against fascism. His bed was recently vacated by Santi, a boy who died in a recent bombing; an undetonated bomb remains in the school courtyard threatening them all. Again and again, Santi comes to haunt Carlos, warning him that the death of many of the school's inhabitants is near. Is it the bomb, the looming onslaught of Franco's troops, or the mysterious storage room the one with the deep well? The Devil's Backbone is a horror movie set against the themes of war, brutality, and the loss of innocence.

Edition Details
Barcode 043396092648
Region Region 1
Packaging Keep Case
No. of Disks/Tapes 1