Museum (2018 film)
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| Directed by | Alonso Ruizpalacios |
| Produced by | Manuel Alcalá Ramiro Ruiz Gerardo Gatica Alonso Ruizpalacios |
| Written by | Manuel Alcalá Alonso Ruizpalacios |
| Starring | Gael García Bernal Leonardo Ortizgris |
| Music by | Tomás Barreiro |
| Cinematography | Damián García |
| Edited by | Yibrán Asuad |
| Distributed by | YouTube Premium |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Museum (Spanish: Museo) 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[1][2] where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.[3]
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Plot
Two veterinary students, Juan Núñez (Gael García Bernal) and Benjamín Wilson (Leonardo Ortizgris), plan on robbing the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and stealing precious Mayan, Mixtec, and Zapotec artifacts. While everyone celebrates Christmas in 1985, the two thieves manage to break inside the museum and steal hundreds of pieces of artifacts. 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
- Gael García Bernal as Juan Núñez
- Leonardo Ortizgris as Benjamin Wilson
- Simon Russell Beale as Frank Graves
- Lynn Gilmartin as Gemma
- Alfredo Castro as Dr. Núñez
- Leticia Brédice as Sherezada
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 58 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Museum (Museo) approaches familiar genre territory from a refreshing new perspective that's as exciting visually as it is narratively."[4] 86 was met with 14 reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of {{{3}}}, based on {{{4}}} reviews.[5]
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External links
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- 2018 films
- Spanish-language films
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- 2018 drama films
- Mexican drama films
- 2010s Spanish-language films
- Films set in Mexico City
- 2010s heist films
- 2010s Mexican films
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