The Bloody Knife

 The Devils Backbone  is a very odd Spanish horror flick.  In one scene Conchita is in the middle of a beautiful field with rolling hills behind her and in front of her is Jacinto and his partners driving down this beautiful road.  He gets out and says "look who's here" to his buddy, and she rolls her eyes and sighs.  This leaves me thinking that she might be saved.

Then Jacinto walks up to her and demands that she apologize for what she has done and then she can get into the car.  But she is at ends with him.  Conchita takes charge of the situation and controls Jacinto.  He sees this and is very cross with her.

Jacinto takes the situation back into his hands quite literally.  He pulls out the knife he stole from the children back at the orphanage.  The tension builds now.  The camera angle and the position of his hand on the knife is very suggestive that it will get bloody.  

She Doesn't give in.  He looked her in the eye takes her behind the head and plunges the knife deep.  She dies with her pride and in a beautiful place in the worst way by the harshest man around.  The shock is then comforted by the beauty.