Directed by:
Guillermo del ToroCinematography:
Guillermo NavarroComposer:
Javier NavarreteCast:
Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Irene Visedo, Junio Valverde, Miguel Ortiz, Javier Bódalo, Berta Ojea, Fernando Tielve, Andreas Muñoz (more)Plots(1)
The mournful fable of the Santa Lucia School during the last days of the Spanish Civil War. An imposing stone building set on a desolate plateau, the school shelters the orphans of the Republican militia and politicians, and other abandoned children. Upon his arrival at Santa Lucia, 10-year-old Carlos is confronted with the hostility of Jaime, the oldest of the children. Besides aged professor Casares, the adult personnel of the school includes Carmen, the steely headmistress; Alma, another teacher; Conchita, the cook; and the young caretaker Jacinto. Aggressive and greedy, Jacinto is filled with hatred for the school that houses him and the teachers that raised him. Gradually, Carlos uncovers the dark ties that bind the inhabitants of the school, including the secret that haunts them--Santi, a student who was brutally murdered, and whose pale ghost now wanders the grounds. Who killed Santi on the night when a bomb fell in the center of the courtyard, miraculously without exploding? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Eduardo Noriega
Spain
Best movies:
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Marisa Paredes
Spain
Best movies:
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Federico Luppi
Argentina
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Irene Visedo
Spain
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The Devil's Backbone (2001)
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Junio Valverde
Spain
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Miguel Ortiz
Spain
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Javier Bódalo
Spain
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The Devil's Backbone (2001)
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Berta Ojea
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Fernando Tielve
Spain
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Andreas Muñoz
Spain
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José Luis Torrijo
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Francisco Maestre
Spain
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Adrián Lamana
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Christopher Downs
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Víctor Elías
Spain
Best movies:
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Juan Carlos Vellido
Spain
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José Manuel Lorenzo
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Íñigo Garcés
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Daniel Esparza
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Best movies:
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Álvaro Vega
Best movies:
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