KILLING for justice

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

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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.