Sentences with phrase «sadistic army officer»

In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

Credit Guillermo del Toro, the Guadalajara - born director and co-writer, whose poetry comes across in features like «Pan's Labyrinth» (a stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer in Franco's Spain) and «Cronos» (a device that could grant eternal life has severe side effects).