Inglourious Basterds, an upcoming Hollywood movie, is directed and written by Quentin Tarantino. Presented by The Weinstein Company and Universal Pictures,it is an action film which stars Brad Pitt, Meanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Rotyh,Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brughl, Till Schweiger among others. It is a revenge war film. An exorbitant amount of seventy million dollars has been spent on making the film.
This Hollywood new release has World War 2 as it's backdrop. During World War II a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by mercilessly killing Nazis. The story begins in German occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus played by Mélanie Laurent witnesses the brutal execution of her family by Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna herself has close shave with death, but manages to escape. To save herself she flees to Paris, where she fabricates her identity as the owner a cinema hall.
She decides to take revenge for the slaughter of her family when German war hero Fredrick Zolleris interested in her and arranges an illustrious movie premiere at the theater she now owns. He promises that every major Nazi officer will be present at the premiere. The spectacle attracts the attention of the "Basterds", a group of Jewish-American guerrilla soldiers led by the heartless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the ferocious death squad go to attend the screening, the young girl Shosanna is all set to put her plans into action.
The movie has attracted a lot of attention and is doing the rounds of film festivals It was selected at the 62nd Cannes film festival. Surprisingly, it was the only US film to win an award that year. Christoph Waltz has won best actor award for his brilliant performance . It has also been nominated for the Golden Palm award( Quentin Tarantino). The film is highly inspired the French New Wave Cinema.
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