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Much as Steven Spielberg followed 1993's special-effects blockbuster Jurassic Park with a far more downbeat and personal project later the same year, Schindler's List, in 2005 after tearing up the box office with War of the Worlds the director closed out the year with a powerful and thoughtful drama about the human costs of international terrorism. The 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, were supposed to be a peaceful gathering of outstanding athletes from around the world, but on September 5, the games took a sinister turn when eight masked Palestinian terrorists invaded the Olympic village, killing two Israeli athletes and abducting nine others. The kidnappers demanded safe passage out of Germany in addition to the release of Arab prisoners in Israeli and German prisons, but when they arrived at the Munich airport they were met by German police and military forces, and in the melee that followed, all nine hostages were killed. In the wake of the killings, the Israeli government gave Mossad, the nation's intelligence agency, a special assignment -- to track down and eliminate the Palestinians responsible for the death of the Israeli athletes. A young and idealistic Mossad agent (Eric Bana) is assigned to the four-man unit created to wipe out the Olympic terrorists, but while he believes in serving his country, as their bloody work goes on he begins to buckle under the weight of his work and wonders if he can morally justify his nation's acts of revenge. Munich also stars Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig, Mathieu Kassovitz, and Ciarán Hinds. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Eric Bana - Avner
Daniel Craig - Steve
Ciarán Hinds - Carl
Mathieu Kassovitz - Robert
Hanns Zischler - Hans

2005	Best Director (nominee)	Broadcast Film Critics Association	Steven Spielberg
2005	Best Director (nominee)	Golden Globe	Steven Spielberg
2005	Best Screenplay (nominee)	Golden Globe	Tony Kushner
2005	Best Screenplay (nominee)	Golden Globe	Eric Roth
2005	Best Director (nominee)	Chicago Film Critics Association	Steven Spielberg
2005	Best Cinematography (nominee)	Chicago Film Critics Association	Janusz Kaminski
2005	Best Director (nominee)	Kansas City Film Critics Association	Steven Spielberg
2005	Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)	Kansas City Film Critics Association	Tony Kushner
2005	Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)	Kansas City Film Critics Association	Eric Roth
2005	Best Director (nominee)	Directors Guild of America	Steven Spielberg
2005	Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) (winner)	National Society of Film Critics	Mathieu Amalric
2005	Best Screenplay (Runner-up) (winner)	National Society of Film Critics	Eric Roth
2005	Best Screenplay (Runner-up) (winner)	National Society of Film Critics	Tony Kushner
2005	Best Director (nominee)	Online Film Critics Association	Steven Spielberg
2005	Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)	Online Film Critics Association	Eric Roth
2005	Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)	Online Film Critics Association	Tony Kushner
2005	Best Editing (nominee)	Online Film Critics Association	Michael Kahn
2005	Best Score (nominee)	Online Film Critics Association	John Williams
2005	Best Edited Feature - Drama (nominee)	American Cinema Editors Guild	Michael Kahn
2005	Best Director (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Steven Spielberg
2005	Best Editing (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Michael Kahn
2005	Best Original Score (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	John Williams
2005	Best Picture (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Kathleen Kennedy
2005	Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Tony Kushner
2005	Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Eric Roth
2005	Best Picture (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Barry Mendel
2006	Best Picture (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Steven Spielberg

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