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Louvre jewel heist to be made into a film
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Louvre jewel heist to be made into a film

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A real-life heist of jewels from the Louvre Museum, valued at $102 million, is being adapted into a film by French director Romain Gavras.
  • The heist, which occurred on October 19, involved the theft of Crown Jewels from the museum's Apollo Gallery and led to the resignation of the museum's director.
  • Investigators found the thieves did not fit the profile of organized criminals, leaving behind valuable items and tools, complicating the search for the stolen jewels.

A daring daylight robbery of historical artifacts worth $102 million from the Louvre Museum is inspiring a film adaptation, directed by French filmmaker Romain Gavras. The audacious heist, which took place on October 19, saw thieves steal Crown Jewels from the museum's famed Apollo Gallery. This event not only caused international shock but also triggered a crisis within the Louvre, culminating in the resignation of Laurence des Cars, the museum's first female director.

Investigators revealed that the four individuals apprehended did not match the profile of professional organized criminals. Instead, they appeared to be petty offenders from the northern suburbs of Paris. French media reported that during their escape, the thieves dropped the most precious jewel – Empress Eugenie's crown, made of gold, emeralds, and diamonds. They also left behind tools and other objects, and failed to set fire to their getaway truck.

The film will be produced by Iconoclast, and the documentary series by Misfits (a British company belonging to the Mediawan group).

— AFPReporting on the film and documentary adaptations of the Louvre heist.

The adaptation will be produced by Iconoclast, with a documentary series also in the works based on the book "The Louvre Heist" by journalists Jean-Michel Décugis, Jérémie Pham-Lê, and Nicolas Torrent. The book details how "weekend thieves" managed to break into the Apollo Gallery. The film's title, release date, and cast have yet to be announced, with Gavras, known for "Our Day Will Come" (2010) and "Athena" (2022), being the only confirmed name attached. The ongoing search for the stolen jewels has become a complex enigma for investigators.

The thieves dropped during their escape the most precious of the jewels - the empress Eugenia's crown, made of gold, emeralds and diamonds.

— French mediaDescribing the amateurish nature of the heist and the thieves' actions during their escape.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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