The Devil's Backbone
What is a ghost?
FantasyDramaHorrorThrillerspainorphanagespanish civil war (1936-39)gothic horrorghostpolitical repression1930sisolated placesupernatural beingghost child
A gothic supernatural drama set amid Spanish Civil War repression, where a ghost child's quest for vengeance haunts an isolated orphanage with both melancholy and dread.
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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