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The Goya Murders

2019 · 96 min

A grim, methodical police procedural that uses art history to stage unsettling murders, keeping you tense and curious rather than thrilled.

Directed by
Gerardo Herrero
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Maribel Verdú, Aura Garrido, Roberto Álamo
Overview
Madrid, Spain. A mysterious serial killer murders art collectors and uses their bodies to reproduce scenes from Los Caprichos, a famous series of drawings by Spanish painter Francisco de Goya.

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Directed by
Gerardo Herrero
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Maribel Verdú, Aura Garrido, Roberto Álamo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • art
  • crime
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Gerardo Herrero
Written by
Ángela Armero
Starring
Maribel Verdú, Aura Garrido, Roberto Álamo, Ginés García Millán, Daniel Grao, Ruth Gabriel, Antonio Velázquez, Tamar Novas
Music
Vanessa Garde
Cinematography
David Omedes
Runtime
96 min
Country
Belgium, Spain
Languages
English, Spanish, Ukrainian

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