After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
More than just a simple ghost story this assuredly directed and beautifully photographed Gothic tale is also a tale about compassion, avarice and political commitment and is both spooky and moving.
Halliwell**: "Elegant, chilling tale of greed and repression that also serves as a political allegory of the times."
Maltin***1/2: "A fascinating ghost story with multiple layers, strikingly shot and designed."
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