Inglourious Basterds
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth
Synopsis: Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Waltz).
Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution.
Known to their enemy as "The Basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammers mark (Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich
Critics: “Inglourious Basterds is Tarantino through and through as he mixes humour with his trademark spraying of violence and gore. Mix in with that witty dialogue and you have one of the best war movies in recent years.” - FemaleFirst
“Tarantino’s finest film since Pulp Fiction”- Sky Movies
“QT is rediscovering his form: Basterds is a tense, punchy and darkly funny film.” FHM
Award/Nominations: The movie competed for the prestigious Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, where is had it’s world premiere.
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