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pan's labyrinth (2007)

Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth follows Ofelia, a ten-year-old girl living in 1940s Spain who learns she is actually a long-lost fairy princess. With the help of a faun, she is set a series of tasks to complete in order to return to her true home in the fairy underworld. Ivana Baquero stars as Ofelia, with Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, and Doug Jones making up the rest of the main cast. 

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Pan's Labyrinth
R
War
Drama
Fantasy

Director
Guillermo del Toro
Release Date
January 19, 2007
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Sergi López , Doug Jones , Ivana Baquero , Ariadna Gil , Maribel Verdú
Writers
Guillermo del Toro
Runtime
118 minutes
Budget
$19 Million

Summary

In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

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