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Synopsis
Guillermo del Toro, who quickly became one of the most talked-about directors in contemporary horror films with his first two features, Chronos and Mimic, takes on a more subtle tale of terror with this psychological suspense piece. Casares (Federico Luppi) and Carmen (Marisa Paredes) operate a small home for orphans in a remote part of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Helping the couple mind the orphanage are Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega), the groundskeeper, and Conchita (Irene Visedo), a teacher who is also involved with Jacinto. Casares and Carmen are aligned with the Republican loyalists, and are hiding a large cache of gold that's used to back the Republican treasury; perhaps not coincidentally, the orphanage has also been subject to attacks from Franco's troops, and an unexploded bomb waits to be defused in the home's courtyard. One day, a boy named Carlos (Fernando Tielve) arrives at the home, looking for a place to stay after being left behind by his parents. Casares and Carmen take him in, and the boy soon strikes up an unlikely friendship with Jaime (Inigo Garces), a boy with a reputation for tormenting other kids. But Carlos soon begins having visions of a mysterious apparition he can't identify, and hears strange stories about a child named Santi who went missing the day the bomb appeared near the orphanage. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Federico Luppi Casares
Marisa Paredes Carmen
Inigo Garces Jaime
Eduardo Noriega Jacinto

Production Crew

Cesar Macarron Art Director
Guillermo Navarro Cinematographer
Javier Navarrete Composer (Music Score)
Guillermo del Toro Director
Luis de la Madrid Editor
Agustín Almodóvar Producer
Bertha Navarro Producer
Guillermo del Toro Producer
Antonio Trashorras Screenwriter
David Muñoz Screenwriter
Guillermo del Toro Screenwriter
Miguel Rejas Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2001
Runtime: 106
Country: Spain
MPAA Rating: R
for violence, language and some sexuality
Category: Feature

Genre
Thriller

Sound
Dolby Digital Surround-Ex

Produced by
Anhelo Producciones
Canal Plus
Deseo
Sogepaq
Tequila Gang

Release
November 21, 2001 (USA - Limited)
by Warner Sogefilms