The Devil's Backbone
Summary: After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
Release Date: April 20, 2001
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Runtime: 1 h 46 min
MPAA: R
Movie budget: $ 4,500,000
Domestic: $ 755,249
International: $ 5,826,816
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