pan's labyrinth
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Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.
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Fantasy ꞏ Drama ꞏ War ꞏ princess ꞏ army ꞏ spain ꞏ fairy tale ꞏ resistance ꞏ servant ꞏ anti hero ꞏ franco regime (francoism) ꞏ woods ꞏ love ꞏ cruelty ꞏ hiding ꞏ labyrinth ꞏ magic realism ꞏ mythological ꞏ dark fairy tale ꞏ children in wartime ꞏ post spanish civil war ꞏ faun ꞏ surprise-ending