En el orfanato de Santa Lucía, durante la Guerra Civil Española, Carlos descubre la presencia de un fantasma que le guiará hasta descubrir un oscuro secreto. Mientras tanto, el orfanato sirve de refugio a unos maduros profesores republicanos.

Academy Award®-winner Guillermo del Toro’s precursor to his masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth is a chilling, fantastical ghost story rooted in the grim realities of the Spanish Civil War. It unfolds as a dark fantasy where anything is possible, and where del Toro’s visual inventiveness flowers.