Fairy-tale for adults

Rating: 9/10 (27 July 2009)

This haunting, beautiful fairy-tale for adults, deservedly won the Oscar for the best foreign movie. In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, fascists are seeking revenge and young girl desperately tries to escape the daily horrors of her existence.Her mother is heavily pregnant, and her sadistic stepfather spreads evil around him. Mr. Del Toro made such an original and stunning movie. This powerful metaphor about the eternal battle between good and evil warms our hearts and freezes our blood in the same time. The incredible extremes of courage and horror that human beings are capable of, never seem to surprise us and touch us deeply. Don't miss this masterpiece. They are not easy to come by.