KILLING for justice

Al Pacino assembles an eclectic gang of vigilantes to hunt down N azis in 1970s America

Al Pacino has much to celebrate when he turns 80 this year. Not only is he the undisputed godfather of film, but the actor now reigns supreme on streaming services – following up Netflix hit The Irishman with a 10-part thriller, Hunters, which comes to Amazon Prime Video this week.

Produced by Oscar-winning writer-director Jordan Peele, the drama is set in 1977 and stars Pacino as a wealthy businessman and Holocaust survivor Meyer Offerman, who leads a gang of New York-based vigilantes on a quest to hunt down former Nazis who are living in the US under fake identities.

When an old friend is shot dead in her own home, he finds a potential new recruit in her vengeful grandson, Jonah Heidelbaum (Percy Jackson star Logan Lerman).

If Jonah is to join the highly skilled gang – which includes a master of disguise Lonny Flash (Josh Radnor) and weapons expert Mindy Markowitz (Carol Kane) – he must agree to serve up brutal justice.