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.
Cinematography
Long unbroken shots that turn burglary into slapstick tension.
Acting
Gael García Bernal's most pathetic, compelling loser performance.
Direction
Ruizpalacios makes a true crime story feel like a hangover.
Director
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 1985 museum heist remains partially unsolved; most artifacts were recovered but the thieves were never formally identified, letting the film invent its own mythology.
The film sparked debate in Mexico about who gets to tell stories of national trauma — especially when the director's own family had museum connections.
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