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Spanish fantasy story directed by Guillermo del Torro ('Cronos') with stunning sets, shocking scenes and effects - set in the mind's eye of a lonely young girl. Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) is a young girl in a remote mountain village in Spain in 1944 after Franco's ascension to power. To escape the upheaval and hardship her family faces (her father died in the war and her mother (Ariadna Gil) has been forced to re-marry to a despotic Captain in Franco's fascist army), Ofelia creates a world in her mind. It's a beautiful place though not without its dark side but she's guided by a ghastly yet kindly fawn creature. The Captain, it soon transpires, is more interested in the son Ofelia's mother is carrying, than he is in either Ofelia or her mother. Mercedes (Maribel Verdú), the Captain's considerate servant, and Dr. Ferreiro the Captain's physician, are, it transpires, in league with the revolutionaries in the woods surrounding the army encampment. These resistance fighters are intent on liberating the rationed food and medicines they need. As the increasingly manic and paranoid captain assassinates anyone who looks at him the wrong way with alarming regularity, Ofelia's secret quests set by the fawn creature to unlock the portal to another world become more and more urgent. With its deft mixing of CGI and

Key details: Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No | Product Dimensions: 5.31 x 0.59 x 6.77 inches; 2.47 ounces | Media Format: Blu-ray, DVD | Run time: 1 hour and 59 minutes | Release date: February 28, 2011 | Dubbed: : English | Subtitles: : English | Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment | Number of discs: 1 | Customer Reviews: 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (9,953)

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Customer feedback: 4.6/5 average rating.

Customers say: Customers praise this movie as a masterful piece of cinema with a surprising ending and dark fairy tale elements. The film is visually spectacular and keeps viewers engaged from beginning to end, featuring magnificent acting and a brilliant composite of fantasy and reality. While customers find the movie engaging, they note it depicts violence at its most extreme.

Review snippets: Let me start this review by giving some details about the genre of story telling we know as "Fairy Tales". This genre of known as "Fairy Tales" was never originally intended for children. In fact there is a lot of / Fantastic graphics and storyline. This movie is in Spanish and has English subtitles. Warning: parts of it are violent! I'm glad I didn't know this before watching it because it really is a great movie, although some parts are really