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Munich
UNITED STATES · 2005

Munich

Steven Spielberg
terrorism revenge Israeli-Palestinian conflict Cold War espionage moral ambiguity
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Synopsis

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.

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