The Devil's Backbone Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 106 mins
- Year produced:
- 2001
- Director:
- Guillermo del Toro
- Cast:
- Eduardo Noriega
- Marisa Paredes
- Federico Luppi
Spooky film set in a refuge for children whose parents are hoping to save them from the fighting during the Spanish Civil War. Carlos has just arrived - and been given the bed of a missing child, who may or may not have something to do with the bomb in the courtyard and the mysterious things happening around the place. Made by acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro, The Devil’s Backbone is an atmospheric mix of a ghost story told from a child's point of view and an unconventional slice of history. (Subtitled)
- Average rating:
(3 votes)
Reviews
19 December 2007
Tyrone from De La Salle Secondary School
This film was that scary that I may never watch it again, I hate this kind of film. I’ve never really liked them.
19 December 2007
Macartan from De La Salle Secondary School
This scared me. I did not like it. I did not like santi
I couldn’t make out what they were saying. I don’t really horror films!
19 December 2007
Michael from De La Salle Secondary School
i love horror films. i think they are class. i think the film was really good i liked the way there are ghosts and santi got his revenge at the end
19 December 2007
David from De La Salle Secondary School
at the start it was boring .i think it was quite scary at the middle because u got into it and you got to understand what was happenning. it was good because everything went with it like santi got his revenge.
19 December 2007
Ciaran from De La Salle Secondary School
I really liked the story line it was very good. I thought it would have been better in English. When you got into it it was very good. They could have made it scarier if the boys were killed one by one!!!!
Fascinating facts
TDevil’s Backbone director Guillermo Del Toro has said that it is his favourite film among those he has made – pretty good going when you think that he’s also directed the likes of Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth!
he film was a labour of love for director Guillermo del Toro. It was 16 years in development.