film about World War II period, the 12 -year-old Spain girl Ophelia with her mother and stepfather to travel in the country of northern Spain . Ophelia 's stepfather Captain Vidal is a fascist officer , the task is to suppress the rebels . Lonely , sensitive Ophelia every day witnessed the unpleasant events ... feel a sense of humiliation from the stepfather , her repressed life , in his heart to create a fantasy world , there are many fantastic things in order to escape. In their home behind the house , she found an abandoned maze , and to know the guardian of this maze , half-human, half goat god Pan ( Greek mythology the god of the mountains and livestock ) , Pan reveals her true identity , she is a Princess to return to their kingdom , three challenges must be completed before the full moon ... in the post-war depression years , Ophelia must face the limits of their own dream world , create their own world must be completed task ...