Directed by:
Alonso RuizpalaciosCinematography:
Damian GarciaComposer:
Tomás BarreiroCast:
Gael García Bernal, Simon Russell Beale, Leonardo Ortizgris, Lynn Gilmartin, Alfredo Castro, Lisa Owen, Ilse Salas, Leticia Brédice, Bernardo Velasco (more)VOD (1)
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Perennial students Juan and Wilson are planning a daring coup. They intend to break into the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and steal sacred Inca artefacts, in particular the funerary mask of King Pakal. While their families celebrate Christmas they get down to business, just like a couple of seasoned criminals. Everything goes off without a hitch and, with their sports bags stuffed full of treasures, they return home to see on the news how their deed is described as an attack on the entire nation. Only now do they realise the gravity of their actions. Feeling more than a little queasy, they set about fencing their haul. The ensuing road movie takes us from the impressive Mayan ruins of Palenque to the chic seaside resort of Acapulco. Even when Juan and Wilson are behind the wheel, their endeavour has long since gone off the rails. Revisiting the true events of 1985 when it was initially thought that professionals had pulled off the heist, the film is as surprising as the original case. Like its heroes, it too has a crafty way of getting down to the nitty-gritty, reinventing itself with every twist, and nodding to several film genres along the way. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Gael García Bernal
Mexico
Best movies:
Coco (2017)
Amores Perros (2000)
Babel (2006)
Simon Russell Beale
Malaysia
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Hamlet (1996)
Leonardo Ortizgris
Best movies:
Museo (2018)
Güeros (2014)
The Black Minutes (2021)
Lynn Gilmartin
Ireland
Best movies:
Museo (2018)
Sleeping Dogs (2024)
Poker Face (2022)
Alfredo Castro
Chile
Best movies:
No (2012)
The Prince (2019)
Karnawal (2020)
Lisa Owen
Best movies:
The Air I Breathe (2007)
Vantage Point (2008)
The Backyard (2009)
Ilse Salas
Mexico
Best movies:
You'll Know What to Do With Me (2015)
Museo (2018)
Güeros (2014)
Leticia Brédice
Argentina
Best movies:
Maradona: Blessed Dream (2021) (series)
Kamchatka (2002)
Nine Queens (2000)
Bernardo Velasco
Best movies:
Museo (2018)
Camila Robertson Glennie
Best movies:
Museo (2018)
The Darkness (2016)