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The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone (Spanish: El espinazo del diablo) is a 2001 Spanish-language gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, and written by del Toro, David Muñoz, and Antonio Trashorras. Set in Spain, 1939, during the final year of the Spanish Civil War, the film follows a boy who is left in an orphanage operated by Republican loyalists and haunted by the ghost of a recently deceased boy. It stars Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Irene Visedo, Fernando Tielve in his film debut, and Íñigo Garcés. Released in Spain by Warner Sogefilms on 20 April 2001, the film received mostly positive reviews from critics.
Casares, a doctor, and his friend's widowed wife, Carmen, operate a small orphanage in a remote part of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Helping the couple are Jacinto, the groundskeeper (and former orphan) and his fiancée Conchita, a teacher. Casares and Carmen support the Republican loyalists, hiding a large cache of gold being used to back the Republican treasury. The orphanage has been subject to attacks from Francisco Franco's troops, and an inert bomb sits in the courtyard.
One day, an orphan named Carlos (unaware his father has been killed) arrives with Ayala and Domínguez, two loyalists. Casares and Carmen take in Carlos and soon he strikes up a friendship with Jaime, the orphanage bully, as well as Galvez and Owl. Carlos soon begins having visions of a mysterious entity and hears stories about a child named Santi who went missing on the day the bomb was dropped in the courtyard.
On his first night at the orphanage, Carlos is dared by Jaime to sneak into the kitchen for water after curfew; Carlos counters by daring Jaime to go with him. The boys reach the kitchen but Jaime hurries out after filling his pitcher, leaving Carlos alone. Carlos hears a whisper telling him that "many of you will die." Frightened, he rushes outside and is caught by Jacinto. The next morning, Casares asks who snuck out after curfew, but Carlos claims he went alone. This, as well as Carlos saving Jaime from falling in a cistern, earns him Jaime's friendship.
Jacinto knows of the gold hidden at the orphanage and uses his affair with Carmen as an opportunity to take her keys and search for the treasure. That night, the boys hear strange noises and Carlos decides to investigate. He sneaks out and encounters the pale figure of a young boy with a bleeding wound on his head, which causes him to run back into the building. Later, Carlos finds a drawing of a ghostly figure labeled "Santi", leading him to suspect that Jaime knows more than the other boys.
Casares sees that Ayala has been captured by the Nationalists. Fearing he will soon be tortured into revealing the gold's location at the orphanage, he convinces Carmen that they must evacuate the children immediately. Jacinto overhears the conversation and confronts Carmen, demanding the stash of gold and crassly bringing up their affair in front of Casares. Enraged, Casares points a gun at Jacinto and forces him to leave.
As the orphans and faculty prepare to leave, Conchita discovers Jacinto pouring gasoline around the kitchen. She shoots him in the arm after he mocks her, causing a furious Jacinto to start a fire before fleeing the building. Carmen and fellow teacher Alma attempt to put out the fire but fail to prevent an explosion; Alma is killed by the blast along with several of the children. Casares finds a mortally wounded Carmen inside the building and tearfully stays with her as she dies. He decides to remain in the charred orphanage with the surviving children, arming himself for Jacinto's return.
The following night, Jaime reveals to Carlos the details of Santi's disappearance: Jaime and Santi had been collecting slugs at the cistern when they spotted Jacinto attempting to open the safe where the gold was kept. Jaime managed to escape, but Jacinto cornered Santi and attempted to threaten him into keeping silent. In anger, Jacinto shoved Santi against a stone wall, giving him a severe head injury and sending him into shock. A panicked Jacinto then tied stones to Santi before sinking his body in the cistern. A terrified Jaime ran into the courtyard, only to have the bomb land several feet from him moments later.
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The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone (Spanish: El espinazo del diablo) is a 2001 Spanish-language gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, and written by del Toro, David Muñoz, and Antonio Trashorras. Set in Spain, 1939, during the final year of the Spanish Civil War, the film follows a boy who is left in an orphanage operated by Republican loyalists and haunted by the ghost of a recently deceased boy. It stars Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Irene Visedo, Fernando Tielve in his film debut, and Íñigo Garcés. Released in Spain by Warner Sogefilms on 20 April 2001, the film received mostly positive reviews from critics.
Casares, a doctor, and his friend's widowed wife, Carmen, operate a small orphanage in a remote part of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Helping the couple are Jacinto, the groundskeeper (and former orphan) and his fiancée Conchita, a teacher. Casares and Carmen support the Republican loyalists, hiding a large cache of gold being used to back the Republican treasury. The orphanage has been subject to attacks from Francisco Franco's troops, and an inert bomb sits in the courtyard.
One day, an orphan named Carlos (unaware his father has been killed) arrives with Ayala and Domínguez, two loyalists. Casares and Carmen take in Carlos and soon he strikes up a friendship with Jaime, the orphanage bully, as well as Galvez and Owl. Carlos soon begins having visions of a mysterious entity and hears stories about a child named Santi who went missing on the day the bomb was dropped in the courtyard.
On his first night at the orphanage, Carlos is dared by Jaime to sneak into the kitchen for water after curfew; Carlos counters by daring Jaime to go with him. The boys reach the kitchen but Jaime hurries out after filling his pitcher, leaving Carlos alone. Carlos hears a whisper telling him that "many of you will die." Frightened, he rushes outside and is caught by Jacinto. The next morning, Casares asks who snuck out after curfew, but Carlos claims he went alone. This, as well as Carlos saving Jaime from falling in a cistern, earns him Jaime's friendship.
Jacinto knows of the gold hidden at the orphanage and uses his affair with Carmen as an opportunity to take her keys and search for the treasure. That night, the boys hear strange noises and Carlos decides to investigate. He sneaks out and encounters the pale figure of a young boy with a bleeding wound on his head, which causes him to run back into the building. Later, Carlos finds a drawing of a ghostly figure labeled "Santi", leading him to suspect that Jaime knows more than the other boys.
Casares sees that Ayala has been captured by the Nationalists. Fearing he will soon be tortured into revealing the gold's location at the orphanage, he convinces Carmen that they must evacuate the children immediately. Jacinto overhears the conversation and confronts Carmen, demanding the stash of gold and crassly bringing up their affair in front of Casares. Enraged, Casares points a gun at Jacinto and forces him to leave.
As the orphans and faculty prepare to leave, Conchita discovers Jacinto pouring gasoline around the kitchen. She shoots him in the arm after he mocks her, causing a furious Jacinto to start a fire before fleeing the building. Carmen and fellow teacher Alma attempt to put out the fire but fail to prevent an explosion; Alma is killed by the blast along with several of the children. Casares finds a mortally wounded Carmen inside the building and tearfully stays with her as she dies. He decides to remain in the charred orphanage with the surviving children, arming himself for Jacinto's return.
The following night, Jaime reveals to Carlos the details of Santi's disappearance: Jaime and Santi had been collecting slugs at the cistern when they spotted Jacinto attempting to open the safe where the gold was kept. Jaime managed to escape, but Jacinto cornered Santi and attempted to threaten him into keeping silent. In anger, Jacinto shoved Santi against a stone wall, giving him a severe head injury and sending him into shock. A panicked Jacinto then tied stones to Santi before sinking his body in the cistern. A terrified Jaime ran into the courtyard, only to have the bomb land several feet from him moments later.