Pan's Labyrinth context

Question 1

what year is it set?

Answer 1

1944 (the hunger years that occurred after the Spanish civil war

Question 2

who was the leader of Spain during this time?

Answer 2

Franco

Question 3

who was the Spanish civil war against

Answer 3

Fascism and democracy

Question 4

what is the pact of forgetting

Answer 4

people wanted to move on after Franco’s death so no one could mention the Spanish civil war in parliament and no one was punished for the mass suffering that was caused by the fascists party

Question 5

what were some of the factors that caused the Spanish civil war

Answer 5

• young v old
• urban v rural
• role of the church
• role of the military
• social and cultural change
• gender roles

Question 6

what is the war of historical memory

Answer 6

in 2007 a law was passed which resurrected the memory of those who died during the Spanish civil war

Question 7

what challenges did Del Toro face when making the film

Answer 7

he was rejected by every major and indie studio in the US and it had a small $15 mil budget