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2006 · 118 min · R

Pan's Labyrinth

Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Fantasy, Drama, War

Pan's Labyrinth (2006) is a Fantasy film, directed by Guillermo del Toro set in Spain during the 1940s. It runs 118 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of freedom & oppression, coming of age, and fate & destiny play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Javier Navarrete
Cinematography
Guillermo Navarro
Cast
Ivana BaqueroSergi LópezMaribel VerdúDoug JonesAriadna GilÁlex AnguloRoger CasamajorManolo Solo

The world of this film

Setting

Where
When

Premise & themes

Tone
BleakMelancholicSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Pacing
Measured
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