After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew?
Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Director Trademark:
[Steven Spielberg]
[father]
Avner's father is in jail, Avner himself is away from his wife and newborn child during the first year or so of her life.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Avner and Ephraim are walking along the beach, they pass Joe Quattromani twice. The first time, nothing is on the ground near him. The second time, he is next to a briefcase.
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Quotes
[first lines]
American Athlete:
Hey! Oh! Shame, shame! Closing down the beer garden. 100 meter dash powered by knackwurst and lager. American Athlete:
Where are you guys from? American Athlete:
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