Directed by Steven Speilberg, we have familiar themes of persecuted Jews (Schindler's List) as well as dark forces that are neither personal nor state sponsored (e.g CEOTK, E.T., A.I, BFG). Eric Bana is an Israeli soldier, recruited to be part of a revenge team against the Munich Olympic terrorists responsible for 9 Israeli athlete deaths. His new team is tasked with killing 11 Arabs deemed responsible. No time limit but they are to operate independently with deniability of their existence.
Told not to use guns, they are to prefer explosives for max terror effect. As the body count rises, the predictable inclination against killing starts to bubble up. Not all on the team feel the same - "The only blood I care about is Jewish blood!" exclaims the Daniel Craig (pre-Bond) character.
An interesting look at the personal and seamy side of the assassin, otherwise gloried in most (Bond/ and other) films.
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