6.11.13

the devil's backbone (2001)

aka El espinazo del diablo.
"Many of you will die."
The Spanish Civil war is nearing its conclusion, and a socialist orphanage awaits its inevitable fate. But whilst the people who run it worry about the soldiers, the orphans are aware that there is a ghost stalking the building. Who is it, and what does it want? Unfortunately they eventually find out that there are worse things in life than ghosts.
Wonderfully creeping horror that explores the political wounds of Spain as much as it offers chills.

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