Munich (2005)

The Very Best

8.8

Movie

Canada, France
Arabic, English, French
Action, Drama, History, Mystery
2005
STEVEN SPIELBERG
Abdelhafid Metalsi, Alexander Beyer, Ami Weinberg
164 min

What it's about

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

The take

From Steven Spielberg, Munich is the sharp and thrilling depiction of Mossad agents on a mission to avenge the Munich Massacre, the killing of 11 Israeli Olympic team members at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Despite being based on real events, it’s a work of fiction. This allows the film to stand on clear yet nuanced grounds, focusing on the moral dilemmas that may rise for the secret agents and the perpetrators, now targets. The ensemble cast including Daniel Craig and Eric Bana allow Spielberg to deliver the film you can tell he wanted to make. A personal and striking effort.

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Comments

How does this film only have a 3.7 out of 5? It’s outstanding. Truly suspenseful and an awesome study in humanity.

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