Pan's Labyrinth

112 minutes • 2006 • 8.2

Ofelia has always loved adventure, and suddenly she lives in the middle of one herself. While her mother is ill in childbirth and her new stepfather is busy slaughtering the locals, Ofelia finds out that she is the heir to the throne of an underground paradise kingdom. But it is not just to claim her birthright, she must perform three tasks before the full moon.

We are in Spain, and the fascists are about to launch the stroke of mercy. Twelve-year-old Ofelia does not care much about politics, but when her mother marries the ruthless Captain Vidal, she gets to see what fascism can do to a human being. Behind the house she has just moved into, she finds an ancient labyrinth, and in the labyrinth she meets a mysterious creature.