Museo | Museum
Competition 2018
MEX 2018
by: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Gael García Bernal
Museo | Museum
Competition 2018
MEX 2018
by: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Leonardo Ortizgris, Gael García Bernal
Museo | Museum
Competition 2018
MEX 2018
by: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Simon Russell Beale, Gael García Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris
Museo | Museum
Competition 2018
MEX 2018
by: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Gael García Bernal
Museo | Museum
Competition 2018
MEX 2018
by: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Leonardo Ortizgris, Gael García Bernal
Museo | Museum
Competition 2018
MEX 2018
by: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Gael García Bernal
Museo | Museum
Competition 2018
MEX 2018
by: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Feb 22, 2018Ilse Salas, Alonso Ruizpalacios
The actress and the director on their way to the Berlinale VIP Club.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Gael García Bernal
The actor in the Berlinale VIP Club.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Alonso Ruizpalacios, Ilse Salas, Leonardo Ortizgris
The team at the Photo Call.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Leonardo Ortizgris
The actor at the Press Conference.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Alonso Ruizpalacios, Ilse Salas
The director and the actress at the Photo Call.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Gael García Bernal, Alonso Ruizpalacios
The director and the actor at the Press Conference.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Gael García Bernal, Alonso Ruizpalacios
The director and the actor at the Press Conference.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Gael García Bernal
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Group photo
The team in the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Gael García Bernal
In the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Gael García Bernal
The actor in the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Leonardo Ortizgris
The actor at the premiere.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Bernardo Velasco
The actor at the premiere.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Gael García Bernal
In the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Gael García Bernal
The actor giving an interview at the Red Carpet.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Film team, Dieter Kosslick
In the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Ilse Salas
The actress signing her Star Portrait in the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Dieter Kosslick, Gael García Bernal
The Festival Director and the actor at the premiere.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Alonso Ruizpalacios
The director at the premiere.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 22, 2018Bernardo Velasco, Gael García Bernal, Ilse Salas
Premiere in the Berlinale Palast.
Competition – Museo | Museum
Feb 24, 2018Gael García Bernal
The actor on the Red Carpet.
Competition – Museo | Museum – Closing Gala
Feb 24, 2018Alonso Ruizpalacios, Manuel Alcalá
The winners of the prize for best screenplay on the stage.
Competition – Museo | Museum – Closing Gala – Silver Bear
Feb 24, 2018Alonso Ruizpalacios, Manuel Alcalá, Chema Prado
The winners of the prize for best screenplay on the stage.
Competition – Museo | Museum – Closing Gala – Silver Bear
Feb 24, 2018Gael García Bernal
The actor giving interviews.
Competition – Museo | Museum – Closing Gala
Ramiro Ruiz (Producer), Alberto Müffelmann (Producer), Gael García Bernal (Actor), Alonso Ruizpalacios (Director, Co-Screenwriter), Leonardo Ortizgris (Actor), Ilse Salas (Actress), Manuel Alcalá (Co-Screenwriter, Producer), Gerardo Gatica (Producer)
Moderation: Jenni Zylka
Press Conference at full lengthPerennial students Juan and Wilson are planning a daring coup. They intend to break into the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and steal precious Mayan, Mixtec and Zapotec 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.
by
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Mexico 2018
Spanish, English
128’ · Colour
World premiere
Gael García Bernal (Juan Nuñez)Leonardo Ortizgris (Benjamin Wilson)Alfredo Castro (Dr. Nuñez)Simon Russell Beale (Frank Graves)Bernardo Velasco (Bosco)Leticia Brédice (Sherezada)Ilse Salas (Silvia)Lisa Owen (Sra. Nuñez)
The Mexican writer, film and theatre director studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. His debut feature film, Güeros, had its world premiere in the Panorama and went on to win over 40 prizes at international festivals including the Best First Feature Award at the 2014 Berlinale and Mexican Premio Ariel awards in five different categories. His second feature film, Museum, won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 2018 Berlinale and awards for Best Director at the Athens and Morelia film festivals.
Filmography2008 Café Paraíso; short film 2010 El último canto del pájaro Cú (The Cú Bird’s Last Song); short film 2014 Güeros 2016 Verde; short film 2018 Museo (Museum) 2021 Una película de policías (A Cop Movie)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021
Panorama Global
Ring Cine
Luxboxwww.luxboxfilms.com