Munich
Eric Bana, Mathiew Kassovitz, Ciaran Hinds, Hanns Zischler, Daniel Craig

AT the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, a Palestinian terrorist cell, Black September, held 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage. The team’s rescue was bungled and to close the circle, Israel raised a hit team to slay the Palestinians involved. Munich is chilling, beautifully made and brilliantly acted. Typically, Director Steven Spielberg doesn’t fill in all the blanks for you, so prior knowledge of the massacre can be helpful. He also glazes over Germany’s lack of skill in dealing with the crisis.

A good cinematic start to 2006.

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