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Spain10 Essential Spanish FilmsStop 10 of 10
Pan's Labyrinth
El laberinto del fauno
In the grim aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a lonely girl living under her brutal fascist stepfather escapes into a dark, enchanted labyrinth, where a faun tells her she may be a lost princess who must complete three perilous tasks. Guillermo del Toro's magical, terrifying fable.
Why it’s here
A Spanish film rooted in post-Civil War trauma, fantasy, and authoritarian violence.
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genre
- Fantasy · Drama · War
- Mood
- tense · thoughtful · dreamlike
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- character-driven drama
Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive