Crewmembers working on filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron's untitled Mexico period drama came to blows with city authorities who tried to shutter the production over a permit dispute, say police.
The incident occured yesterday.
The crew has filed a crime report alleging that during the incident some members were robbed of their personal belongings, including cellphones, wallets and jewelry, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The producer has provided a signed copy of the permit issued by the Mexico City Film Commission.
Initial media reports suggested the crew had been attacked by a group of armed assailants, but Mexico City's Public Security Secretariat issued a statement saying "in no moment was the crew a victim of a robbery."
"Video footage shows a large group of people arriving at the location who identified themselves as district authorities and after an exchange of words, a fight broke out," the police department said.
The altercation left at least five crewmembers injured.
Oscar-winner Cuaron reportedly was not on set when the incident occurred.
The 1970s-set drama chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class Mexico City family. The film is a much smaller project compared to Cuaron's previous work, the big-budget space thriller Gravity.
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