In 1944, Spain was under the shadow of the fascist dictatorship. The girl Ophelia lost her father when she was young. Her mother married a brutal fascist officer. When she became pregnant, she took her daughter to the officer's station in the woods to wait for the birth. Amid the horrors of war, Ofelia discovers an underground labyrinth where the mysterious god Pan awaits her. God Pan told her that she was the reincarnation of the princess of the underground kingdom, and she could only return home by completing three tasks. Ophelia thus builds a fairy tale world that is both real and illusory, confronting the dark and cruel reality in her own way...
