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David Wilkinson’s documentary The Marbles has been in UK cinemas since yesterday, with Succession star Brian Cox becoming the loudest voice for the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.

The fundraising event for the British Museum’s financial needs was the sole purpose of the party held on Saturday night in various halls of the museum — including the Duveen Gallery, where the Parthenon Sculptures are displayed — provoking, understandably, intense reactions from Greece.P

A high-budget production featuring prominent figures reveals the role Lady Elgin played in the theft of the Parthenon Sculptureses, how the operation was organized, and how the letters she sent to her husband strengthen Greece’s diplomatic case for their return