The Devil's Backbone

2001 · 108 min · Original language: Spanish

TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,422 votes

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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