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1993 | B/N | 94:00

In 1535, an alchemist builds an extraordinary mechanism encapsulated in a tiny golden artifact. The invention, designed to bring eternal life to its owner, survives its creator until 1997, when it is found by antiques dealer Jesús Gris. The promise of eternal life has become an obsession for the old and ailing Dieter de la Guardia and his nephew, both of whom will do whatever it takes to get hold of “the invention of Cronos.” 


Country: México
Direction: del Toro; Guillermo
Script: del Toro; Guillermo
Production: Gorson; Arthur H., Navarro; Bertha
Photography: Navarro; Guillermo
Sound: Cámara; Fernando
Music: Álvarez; Javier
Cast:Brook; Claudio, Luppi; Federico, Perlman; Ron, Shanath; Tamara, Colombo; Juan Carlos, Giménez Cacho; Daniel, Isabel; Margarita
Art direction: Figueroa; Tolita, Broch; Brigitte
Participation year at FICM: 2015

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The year is 1944. Thirteen-year-old Ofelia and her mother Carmen move to a small town due to the work of her stepfather, a cruel captain in the Francoist army whose mission is to quell republican resistance in the area. Ofelia discovers the ruins of a labyrinth and meets a faun with an extraordinary revelation for her: she is actually a princess, the last of her lineage, and her people have been awaiting her for a long time.

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