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Plot-Pan's Labyrinth takes place in a dual setting: Spain in May and June, 1944, after the Spanish Civil War, during the franquist repression, and a fantasy world experienced by a Spanish girl, Ofelia, who is given three tasks by a mysterious faun. In the "real world", Ofelia's stepfather, the Falangist Captain Vidal, viciously hunts the Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who continue fighting the Franco regime in the region, while her pregnant mother grows increasingly ill. The "fantasy world" is one that Ofelia enters through an overgrown labyrinth garden, where she meets all manner of strange and magical creatures who become central to her story. The film employs make-up, puppetry, and CGI effects to create its creatures.
I find this to be a beautiful and well written film. If you haven't seen it-I highly recommend it.
