Directed by Romain Gavras: The spectacular jewel robbery in the Louvre is to be made into a film

To direct the feature film the French filmmaker Romain Gavras lead. The 44-year-old filmed, among other things, the Hollywood film “Sacrifice”. The title, cast and release date of the Louvre film were not initially announced. According to Le Film Français magazine, work on the project has already begun.

The book “Main basse sur le Louvre” is by the journalists Jean-Michel Décugis from the newspaper “Le Parisien”, Jérémie Pham-Lê from “Le Monde” and Nicolas Torrent from “Paris Match”. In it they describe how thieves broke into the Apollon Gallery of the Louvre on October 19, 2025 and stole part of the French crown jewels.

The authors of the book write, The whereabouts of the loot has now become a “dense mystery”.. The case shows that the theft of works of art has become “a business like any other” for many criminals.

The material value of the loot was estimated at 88 million euros the historical and ideal loss is considered significantly greater. The break-in sparked worldwide outrage and a security crisis at the world’s most visited museum. As a result, Louvre President Laurence des Cars was replaced.

After seven months of investigations and the arrest of the main suspects There is still no trace of the jewels. The two alleged main perpetrators and two suspected accomplices are in custody. Experts assume that fences broke out the gemstones and melted the gold.