About
Awards and Festivals
Loosely based upon true events, starring Gael García Bernal and Leonardo Ortizgris as two hapless veterinarian students who get in over their heads in a scheme to steal Mexican precious cultural artifacts of an incalculable value from Mexico’s National Anthropology Museum. On a fateful Christmas Eve dinner, they excuse themselves from a family dinner and execute the plan they have been preparing for months. They succeed beyond their wildest dreams, escaping with a haul of treasures of incalculable value. And then the complications begin.
Credits
Produced by:
Gerardo Gattica, Alberto Muffleman, Ramiro Ruiz, Manuel Alcalá
Executive Producers:
Robert Lantos, Anant Singh, Moisés Cosio, Brian Cox, Mark Musselman, Gael García Bernal
Directed by:
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Screenplay by:
Manuel Alcalá, Alonso Ruizpalacios
Starring:
Gael García Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris, Alfredo Castro, Simon Russell Beale, Bernardo Velasco, Leticia Brédice, Ilse Salas, Lisa Owen
Berlin International Film Festival
Silver Bear, Best Screenplay
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Directors to Watch Award
Athens International Film Festival
City of Athens Award, Best Director
Golden Athena, Best Director
Morelia International Film Festival
Ojo Award, Best Direction of a Mexican Feature Film
Ariel Awards
Silver Ariel, Best Supporting Actor ; Nominated for 13 awards including Best Picture
Havana Film Festival
Nominee, Best Picture
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
Nominated, Grand Prix du Jury Competition Internationale
Fenix Film Awards
Nominee, 6 awards including Best Picture
Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
Nominee, Best Foreign Film
Valladolid International Film Festival
Nominee, Best Feature Film
"Brisk, witty storytelling, a winning lead from Gael Garcia Bernal and an enjoyable heist plot ."
- Jonathan Romney, Screen International
