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Synopsis: During the Spanish Civil War, newly orphaned Carlos is taken to a school for the children of those who died fighting against fascism. He is given the bed that formerly belonged to Santi, a boy who recently died during an attack in which a bomb dropped, landing in the school's courtyard undetonated, a reminder of impending danger. As the amputee headmistress (Marisa Paredes, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER) and the embittered caretaker, Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega), engage in a love affair, the headmistress' cuckolded husband, the impotent but benevolent school doctor (Frederico Luppi) sits by passively. Meanwhile, after Santi's ghost repeatedly reveals itself to Carlos, another student spooks Carlos with a dark secret about the boy's death. War surrounds the school, violence infests it from within, and Carlos sets out to avenge the death of Santi.
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IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256009/
IMDb Rating: User Rating: 7.5/10
Tomatometer: 91%
Awards:
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Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Cast:
Eduardo Noriega .... Jacinto
Marisa Paredes .... Carmen
Federico Luppi .... Casares
Fernando Tielve .... Carlos
Íñigo Garcés .... Jaime
Irene Visedo .... Conchita
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Title: </td> <td align="left">The Devil's Backbone (2001)
El Espinazo del Diablo</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Source: </td> <td align="left">DVD Retail / R1, NTSC / Sony</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Size:</td> <td align="left">1.563.906.048 bytes (1/3 DVDR)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Runtime:</td> <td align="left">01:47:47</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Format:</td> <td align="left">AVI - OpenDML (AVI v2.0)</td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Video Codec:</td> <td align="left">XviD (xvid_encraw 1.2)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Video Bitrate:</td> <td align="left">1484 kbps</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Resolution:</td> <td align="left">720x384</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Aspect Ratio:</td> <td align="left">1.875</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Frame rate:</td> <td align="left">23.976 fps</td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Audio Codec:</td> <td align="left">AC3 (5.1 channels)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Audio Bitrate:</td> <td align="left">448 kbps</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Sampling Rate:</td> <td align="left">48 KHz</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top">
Interleave:</td> <td align="left">96 ms (2.3 v.frames), preload=96
Split across interleaves</td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Language:</td> <td align="left">Spanish</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
Subtitles:</td> <td align="left">English (VobSub)</td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
SA:</td> <td align="left">B-VOP, No Qpel, No GMC, No P-Bit</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">
CQM:</td> <td align="left">Jawor's 2CD Matrix</td></tr> </table>
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el.espinazo.del.diablo.2001.dvdrip.xvid.ac3.6ch-(gx).avi
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