Museum (2018 film)


Museum is a 2018 Mexican drama heist film directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios, and produced and written by Ruizpalacios and Manuel Alcalá. 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.

Plot

Two veterinary students Juan Núñez and Benjamín Wilson, plan on robbing the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and steal precious Mayan, Mixtec, and Zapotec artefacts. While everyone celebrates Christmas of 1985, the two thieves manage to break inside the museum and steal hundred of pieces. They return home to see on the news how their deed is described as an attack on the entire nation and realize that there is no turning back.

Cast

On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".