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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release2001

Runtime1h 48m

StatusReleased

Budget$4,500,000

Revenue$6,582,065

Production

Producciones Anhelo

Canal+ España

Tequila Gang

Sogepaq

El Deseo

Movie

The Devil's Backbone

2001

1h 48m

7.3

Fantasy

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Synopsis

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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