Goya's Skull

Goya's Skull 2018 Directed by Samuel Alarcón Oscuro y Lucientes

The story of Goya's lost head

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…

Country Spain

Production Countries France , Spain

Language Spanish

Spoken Language Spanish

Gneres Documentary , History

Production Companies TVE , France 3 , Tourmalet Films , Marmitafilms

Release Date 16 November 2018

83 mins