Movie

Pan's Labyrinth

2006 · 118 min

A haunting, beautiful fairy tale braided with brutal wartime cruelty, leaving you unsettled and quietly heartbroken long after it ends.

Tagline: Innocence has a power evil cannot imagine.
Overview: In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, eerie and tense. Measured and demanding.
About: War, survival, family, identity
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
family
identity
morality
Places: countryside
single country house
fantasy world
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none