The Devil's Backbone 2001 Watch Free in HD

After Carlos, a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War, arrives at an ominous boy's orphanage he uncovers the secrets of the school, including the youthful ghost that wanders the grounds.

Genre:

Drama, Horror, Fantasy

Actors:

Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Irene Visedo, José Manuel Lorenzo, Francisco Maestre, Junio Valverde, Berta Ojea, Adrián Lamana, ...»

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Country:

Euro, France

Release:

2001

IMDb:

7.4

Quality:

Duration:

106 min

Wall Street Journal

It's a horror flick, and a creepily good one, that also functions as an allegory of the war that still haunts Spain seven decades later.

October 07, 2013

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Radio Times

Though the whodunnit takes a fairly predictable course, the Spanish Civil War background adds powerful narrative and symbolic weight, while the striking imagery is simply poetic.

October 07, 2013

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Excelsior

A microcosm, that is like a small war, combining living and dead, resentments, betrayals and revenge in an exceptional way with an impeccable cast. [Full review in Spanish]

October 31, 2016

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New Yorker

Del Toro's elegant pacing and gothic touches imbue the proceedings with a cool mystery.

October 07, 2013

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Baltimore Sun

You may find that images from this movie clamber back into your memory weeks after you see it, and give your spine a chill.

October 07, 2013

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Chicago Reader

An entertaining and atmospheric revenge tale.

September 24, 2007

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Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

What Del Toro provides with The Devil's Backbone is the recognition that evil exists within the most routine of circumstances. That knowledge is as old as humanity's belief in the fantastic, and just as powerful.

October 07, 2013

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AV Club

The Devil's Backbone augments its abundant creepiness with an equally powerful poignancy.

October 07, 2013

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Variety

Though it fails in its final reels to capitalize on its early promise, pic is still stylish, accomplished and tremendously enjoyable fare.

October 18, 2008

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Christian Science Monitor

This moody ghost story follows generally familiar lines despite its unusual historical setting, but it's imaginatively filmed and builds a sense of brooding emotional power.

October 07, 2013

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Under the Radar

Although spooky, The Devil's Backbone becomes weighed down by perhaps one too many subplots.

September 08, 2014

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New York Daily News

Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone is a really cool ghost story with an extraordinary human and political dimension.

October 14, 2014

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