Released Date:
2001-04-20
Languages:
Spanish
Countries:
Spain, Mexico, Argentina
Runtime:
106 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (43442 Reviews)
Director:
Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro
Antonio Trashorras
David Muèoz
It is 1939, the end of three years of bloody civil war in Spain, and General Franco's right-wing Nationalists are poised to defeat the left-wing Republican forces. A ten-year-old boy named Carlos, the son of a fallen Republican war hero, is left by his tutor in an orphanage in the middle of nowhere. The orphanage is run by a curt but considerate headmistress named Carmen and a kindly Professor Casares, both of whom are sympathetic to the doomed Republican cause. Despite their concern for him, and his gradual triumph over the usual schoolhouse bully, Carlos never feels completely comfortable in his new environment. First of all, there was that initial encounter with the orphanage's nasty caretaker, Jacinto, who reacts even more violently when anyone is caught looking around a particular storage room the one with the deep well. Second, and more inexplicable, is the presence of a ghost, one of the former occupants of the orphanage named Santi. Not long after Carlos' arrival, Santi latches onto Carlos, badgering him incessantly at night and gloomily intoning, "Many of you will die." As if that wasn't enough to keep the orphanage's occupants in an unrelenting state of terror, there's the un-exploded bomb that dominates the orphanage's courtyard, still ticking away; With the orphanage left defenseless by its isolation, and the swift progression of Franco's troops, the ghost's prediction seems depressingly accurate. Nevertheless, with every step of the plot, it becomes apparent that the ghost's predictions as to who (or what) will die, the real source of danger and even the definition of death itself may be more ambiguous than first thought.
Released Date:
2004-04-16
Languages:
English, Spanish
Countries:
Spain, UK, USA
Runtime:
107 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.3 (2653 Reviews)
Director:
Christopher HamptonLawrence Thornton (novel)
Christopher Hampton
Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson star in this gripping political thriller about a man with the power to see the fate of missing people - with the exception of his own beloved wife.
Released Date:
2009-09-02
Languages:
English, French, Spanish, Italian
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
97 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (2008 Reviews)
Director:
Alexis Dos SantosAlexis Dos Santos
Marianela Maldonado (collaborating writer)
Axl wants to find his long-lost father and rediscover his past. Vera just wants to forget hers as she tries to move on from heartbreak. Their stories come together in the melting-pot of 21st century London.
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