Museo

Museo (2018)

Based on the largest heist in Mexico's history

Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist in the National Museum of Anthropology, running away with a loot of more than hundred invaluable pieces of Mayan art, unaware of the consequences of their outrageous act.

Date of release
2018-08-23
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (157)
Runtime
2h 6m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Alonso Ruizpalacios

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $762.3K
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor

Museum is a 2018 Mexican drama heist film directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios, and produced and written by Ruizpalacios and Manuel Alcalá. It's based on the true story of the 1985 Christmas Eve robbery of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and follows two veterinary students, Juan Núñez and Benjamín Wilson, as they commit the heist, stealing precious Mayan, Mixtec, and Zapotec artifacts, and its aftermath. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.

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