Tenet: In Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster, a man is sent to prevent World War III. Time travel, action epic and dangerous stunts included.
Plot and background
After Christopher Nolan lingered on historical paths last time, the director turns to a complex thriller again for his eleventh feature film “Tenet”. Viewers can expect espionage, paradoxes and an unusual approach to time. “Tenet” opens in cinemas on 26 August 2020 and is also the first big summer blockbuster of 2020, as many cinemas were only able to reopen in July 2020 after the Corona pandemic.
Before we give you information on the plot, cast and background, you can read how the blockbuster fares in the spoiler-free kino.de review.
Here you can see the mysterious trailer for “Tenet “
“Tenet” plot
A new door opens for the determined rookie (John David Washington) after a life-threatening mission. Waking up in a hospital bed, he is certified to have passed a test. He is now part of the “beyond”.
The world that now awaits him is no less dangerous. Quite the opposite: time paradoxes, life-threatening chases and missions in lofty heights await him. As part of a team (Robert Pattinson and Clémence Poésy), he is to work on a top-secret mission about whose true background only a few know. Supposedly, it is about preventing the Third World War, behind which, however, is not the nuclear holocaust, but a far worse fate for mankind.
His employer (Martin Donovan) gives him a word to put the pieces of the puzzle together: “Tenet”. With its help, the rookie gains access to the most powerful (Michael Caine) and most dangerous (Kenneth Branagh) men in the world. Thanks to the wife (Elizabeth Debicki) of the Russian businessman Alexei Sator, he is to discover a secret that will change the course of time. A race against time begins that challenges his human imagination.
“Tenet” – Cast
As befits a Christopher Nolan film, the cast reads like a who’s who of Hollywood. Leading the cast list is leading actor John David Washington (“Blackkklansman”), son of Denzel Washington.
The extended main cast is completed by Robert Pattinson (“The Batman”), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Kick-Ass”), Elizabeth Debicki (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”), Himesh Patel (“Yesterday”) and Clémence Poésy (“Suddenly Dad”). Nolan has already worked with veteran stars such as Michael Caine (“The Dark Knight”) and Kenneth Branagh (“Dunkirk”) in the past.
