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Blood & Gold
World War II is coming to a close, private Heinrich (Robert Maaser) has deserted his SS platoon. They leave him hanging from a tree as punishment, but is saved by Elsa, a farmer. The SS soldiers arrive at Sonnenberg, threatening to kill the villagers if they don’t reveal where the gold belonging to a Jewish family is hidden. Heinrich and Elsa, with help from a couple of villagers, decide to take them on. As the title suggests, there’s plenty of blood and gore in this action-packed German film. (Netflix)
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- FIRST PUBLISHED02.06.2023 | 11:46 AM IST
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