Cast: Javier Bardem, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Irene Visedo
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Rating: R
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Release date: November 21st, 2001
Synopsis:
A chilling tale about 10-year-old Carlos, who after losing his father, arrives at the Santa Lucia School (a shelter for orphans of the Republican militia and politicians) to be placed in the care of headmistress Carmen and professor Casares. Gradually, Carlos explores the secrets of the school, befriending the youthful ghost that wanders the grounds (known as "the one who sighs"). This supernatural, strange and unpredictable ghost story is also a telling political allegory for the brutal war that is playing outside the school's walls.