German defector Heinrich is searching for his daughter when he is surprised by a prowling SS troop. The Nazis want to hang him from a tree, but he is saved at the last second by the farmer's wife, Elsa. Both realize they have more in common than a common enemy: they fight for justice and find themselves embroiled in a bloody hunt for a Jewish pot of gold.
It's hard to believe that the script for Blood & Gold is already 17 years old, so it's all the more gratifying that the clever script was finally filmed in 2022 by Peter Thorwarth (Bang Boom Bang – Ein todsicheres Ding). Produced by Netflix, the film turns out to be a veritable gold mine for unexpectedly beautiful Nazi murders in the style of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.
Director: Peter Thorwarth
Writer: Stefan Barth
Stars: Robert Maaser, Jördis Triebel, Marie Hacke
Hardly any viewer can't feel joy or satisfaction when nasty Nazis get exactly what they deserve in a creative way. With irrepressible joy, the film is dedicated to taking revenge on history's most despicable creatures, and with the greatest success. Even Tarantino could still cut a part, because Blood & Gold has made it his goal to continually surprise its viewers with a fast pace, while Tarantino often slows the tempo down too much with long monologues or dialogues. Netflix already showed the right style for good movies with Nothing New in the West and they unearthed another treasure with Blood & Gold.
Despite the initially manageable backstory, the film quickly transforms into a thrilling Western-style Nazi revenge flick thanks to the perfect staging. Both the musical accompaniment and the setting and costumes immediately convey a spaghetti western feeling with an adventurous character. No one said all WWII movies had to be deadly serious, and in Blood & Gold we finally have a movie that openly flaunts its Nazi attitude and is ridiculously funny.
Of course, Blood & Gold would be nothing without its cast, and they are 100% well cast for both the good and the bad. Robert Maaser (The Palace), who plays Heinrich, radiates both inner strength and kindness and is almost predestined for the role of a hero brimming with strength. Though the film also gives some weakness to his character by having Heinrich rescued by the farmer's wife, Elsa (Marie Hacke, From the Diary of an Uber Driver) at the beginning of the film.
Marie Hacke plays a tough woman who loves her brother Paule (Simon Rupp, For We Are Champions) more than anything and is willing to fight for him. She is fantastic in her role. On the side of evil, too, there's one character this movie wouldn't be so great without, and that's Von Starnfeld (Alexander Scheer, Sonnenallee). Alexander Scheer brilliantly plays the typical Nazi thug, in a way even the caricature of everything despicable from World War II.
Among his deliciously evil minions is Dörfler (Florian Schmidtke, War Sailor), who clearly assumes the role of antagonist and makes life difficult for Heinrich. All the characters and the actors behind them make this film a great experience in their combination, taking place against a backdrop of destruction and chaos and taking revenge on one of the darkest chapters in history with varied stunts and black humor.
With “Blood & Gold” an ingenious script was staged excellently. It's great how this Tarantino-esque Nazi revenge movie lives up to its Nazi attitude with humor. With its western charm and its beautiful and, above all, surprising Nazi deaths, the film touches the hearts of its viewers and turns out to be a real treasure.
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