2006 | Color | 90 min Spain, 1944. Officially, the Civil War has been over for five years, but a small group of rebels fights on undefeated in the northern mountains of Navarra. Dreamy 10-year-old Ofelia moves to Navarra with her delicate, pregnant mother Carmen, to become acquainted with her new stepfather, Captain Vidal, a Fascist officer under orders to rid the territory of rebels. Captain Vidal has billeted himself inside a crumbling mill; imperious and intimidating, he makes no effort to befriend his stepdaughter. Lonely, the child turns to Mercedes, a young cook working for Vidal?s troops, for companionship. Ofelia, who is fascinated by fairy tales, discovers an overgrown, tumbledown labyrinth behind the mill. In the heart of the labyrinth she meets Pan, an ancient satyr who claims to know her true identity and her secret destiny Country: México, España, Estados Unidos Direction: del Toro; Guillermo Script: del Toro; Guillermo Production: Cuarón; Alfonso, Augustín; Álvaro, Torresblanco; Frida, del Toro; Guillermo, Navarro; Bertha Photography: Navarro; Guillermo Sound: Polo; Miguel Music: Navarrete; Javier Cast:Gil; Ariadna, López; Sergi, Baquero; Ivana, Verdú; Maribel, Jones; Doug, Angulo; Alex Participation year at FICM: 2006
2006 | Color | 90 min Spain, 1944. Officially, the Civil War has been over for five years, but a small group of rebels fights on undefeated in the northern mountains of Navarra. Dreamy 10-year-old Ofelia moves to Navarra with her delicate, pregnant mother Carmen, to become acquainted with her new stepfather, Captain Vidal, a Fascist officer under orders to rid the territory of rebels. Captain Vidal has billeted himself inside a crumbling mill; imperious and intimidating, he makes no effort to befriend his stepdaughter. Lonely, the child turns to Mercedes, a young cook working for Vidal?s troops, for companionship. Ofelia, who is fascinated by fairy tales, discovers an overgrown, tumbledown labyrinth behind the mill. In the heart of the labyrinth she meets Pan, an ancient satyr who claims to know her true identity and her secret destiny Country: México, España, Estados Unidos Direction: del Toro; Guillermo Script: del Toro; Guillermo Production: Cuarón; Alfonso, Augustín; Álvaro, Torresblanco; Frida, del Toro; Guillermo, Navarro; Bertha Photography: Navarro; Guillermo Sound: Polo; Miguel Music: Navarrete; Javier Cast:Gil; Ariadna, López; Sergi, Baquero; Ivana, Verdú; Maribel, Jones; Doug, Angulo; Alex Participation year at FICM: 2006
Pan’s Labyrinth The year is 1944. Thirteen-year-old Ofelia and her mother Carmen move to a small town due to the work of her stepfather, a cruel captain in the Francoist army whose mission is to quell republican resistance in the area. Ofelia discovers the ruins of a labyrinth and meets a faun with an extraordinary revelation for her: she is actually a princess, the last of her lineage, and her people have been awaiting her for a long time. See More
Pinocchio Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion film follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world. See More
The Devil's Backbone Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, The Devil's Backbone tells the tale of a twelve-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets. See More
The 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10 10 · 25 · 24 Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24 The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24 The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM 10 · 25 · 24
Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24
