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In a film set during this conflict, a man attempting to steal gold that is being used to fund one side of this conflict accidentally injures a small child and dumps him in a cistern to die. An unexploded bomb from this conflict sits in the middle of the courtyard at an orphanage (15[1])that serves as the primary setting of that film. (15[1])A film set during this conflict (15[1])ends with a young girl meeting her mother and father, who sit on thrones (*) elevated extremely high off the ground and congratulate (10[1])her for not spilling the blood of an innocent. That film set during this conflict includes a scene where Captain Vidal brutally kills a man by smashing his face with a bottle, as well as an encounter between the young Ofelia and the monstrous Pale Man. For 10 points, name this 20th century conflict (10[1])that Guillermo del Toro used as the backdrop for his dark fantasy films The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth. ■END■

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