2018: Museo
This Spanish-language film is currently only available on YouTube’s premium channel, but it is worth trying a free introductory membership just to see it. Based on an actual event, the wonderful Gael García Bernal (from Mozart in the Jungle) stars as a bored young man who robs the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. The aftermath of guilt and confusion when the artifacts can’t be fenced is beautifully developed, and the moment he realizes the treasures might actually go to Britain because of his actions is especially poignant.
Stars: Gael Garcia Bernal, Simon Russell Beale, Lynn Gilmartin
Summary by IMDB
Juan and Benjamín, who are well into their thirties, do not seem to be prompt to finish their university degree in veterinary. As if that was not enough, they are not so keen to fly the nest any time soon either. Thirsty of some long and much sought-after renown, one ill fated Christmas Eve they decide to loot the iconic National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4958448/
Mary Malloy is the author of both historical novels and non-fiction history. She has a Ph.D. from Brown University and infuses her books with well-researched details and richly textured writing. As a teacher and writer, she works to bring the past alive by exploring the lives of both ordinary and extraordinary people. 
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