The story
Four armed robbers dressed in women's clothes have carried out France's biggest jewellery heist, pocketing £70m worth of rings, necklaces and watches.

The genre
We're thinking heist comedy with multiple dressing-up montages and some heel-related tragedy.

The pitch
The Bank Job meets Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

Casting suggestions
Jason Statham
Daniel Day-Lewis
Hilary Swank
David Hyde Pierce

Title
The Jewel of the Niles

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