Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Mexico, Spain, United States of America

Fantasy, Drama, War

Estudios Picasso, Esperanto Filmoj, Tequila Gang, Telecinco Cinema

Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Doug Jones, Álex Angulo

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Taglines: What happens when make-believe believes it's real?

princess, army, spain, fairy tale, resistance, servant, anti hero, franco regime (francoism), woods, love, cruelty, hiding, labyrinth, magic realism, mythological, dark fairy tale, children in wartime, post spanish civil war, faun

Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.

Reviews:

Author: JPV852
Beautiful movie from Guillermo del Toro and while I did like the movie and its World War II-era plot, I can't say I was totally in love, feeling this was more style over substance, though the acting from the young Ivana Baquero was really good. **4.0/5**