The Devil's Backbone
Turkish title: Şeytanın Belkemiği
“What is a ghost?”
2001 · 1 h 46 min
Directed by 
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del ToroCast
Marisa Paredes Eduardo Noriega 
Fernando Tielve
Credits
Written by: Guillermo del Toro
Plot
At an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War, a new boy sees the ghost of a child who is trying to tell him something.
Sinekatalog’s take
Guillermo del Toro's ghost story set in a Spanish Civil War orphanage is haunting and humane. Its eerie ghost and its human villains are equally frightening, and the film is moving and beautiful.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (76,394 votes)
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