Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Directed by - Guillermo Del Toro
IMDB Rating - 8.5
Pan’s Labyrinth takes place in Spain in May and June, 1944, after the Spanish Civil War, during theFranquist repression. Also present is the main character Ofelia’s fantasy world which centers around an overgrown abandoned labyrinth. Ofelia’s stepfather, the Falangist Captain Vidal, viciously hunts the Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fight against the Franco regime in the region, while Ofelia’s pregnant mother grows increasingly ill. Ofelia meets several strange and magical creatures who become central to her story, leading her through the trials of the old labyrinth garden.
(summary via wikipedia)
One Reason to Watch it: The cinematography. It never fails to be aesthetically beautiful.
