The Devil's Backbone
Taste attributes: dramafantasyhorrorthrillerhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"What is a ghost?"
Boxlist takeA fantastical, unsavoury horror film: inventive and weighty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
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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Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Producciones Anhelo
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
