Museo
DIRECTED BY ALONSO RUIZPALACIOS
MÉXICO | 2018
| 127 min | SPA / ENG SUB | DRAMA | 35MM / DIGITAL |
WRITTEN BY ALONSO RUIZPALACIOS, MANUEL ALCALÁ
D.P. DAMIÁN GARCÍA
Available on: NETFLIX
SYNOPSIS
Based on true events, MUSEO tells the story of two students Juan Núñez y Benjamín Wilson living in Ciudad Satélite, Mexico’s City version of an american suburb. On Christmas Eve in 1985, they decide to execute the most infamous cultural artifacts heist in all of Mexican history: The heist to Mexico’s iconic Anthropology Museum. The magnitude of the theft exceeds the amateur thieves’ expectations embarking them upon a misadventure that will forever change their lives.
Festivals
- Berlinale
- TIFF
- Karlovy Vary Film Festival
- La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
- Busan IFF
- Los Angeles FF
Awards
- Best Screenplay (Berlinale, 2018)
- People’s Choice Award (FICM, 2018)
- Best Director (FICM, 2018)