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Goya's Skull
The story of Goya's lost head
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Overview
Bordeaux, France, 1828. Spanish painter Francisco de Goya y Lucientes dies in his French exile on April 16th and is buried in the local cemetery. Nobody, not even his only living son, Javier, claims his body. In 1888, after years of paperwork, the Spanish consul Pereyra finally obtains permission to exhume Goya's remains with the purpose to bury them in Spain. When the crypt is opened, the gravediggers make a discovery as macabre as it is stunning…
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Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
83 min
Release Date
2018-11-16
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
7.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Féodor Atkine
Himself - Narrator (voice)
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