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Year: 2024
Runtime: 1 h 42 m
Language: english
Director: Eli Roth
In a lawless galaxy, notorious bounty hunter Lilith returns to her chaotic home planet Pandora, driven by a personal quest: finding Atlas's missing daughter. As she navigates the treacherous terrain, Lilith forges an unlikely alliance with a motley crew of outcasts, joining forces in a high-stakes adventure that blends action, humor, and sci-fi thrills.
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On the vibrant planet of Pandora, a mercenary soldier named Roland, who seems to have gone rogue, orchestrates the kidnapping of the young girl, Tiny Tina, with the aid of Krieg, a “Psycho” who shares a past with an institution. Meanwhile, across the cosmos, the seasoned bounty hunter Lilith receives an urgent summons from Atlas, a domineering corporate leader. He persuades her to undertake the daring rescue of his daughter, Tina. This marks Lilith’s long-awaited return to Pandora, the planet she left behind as a child.
With the assistance of Claptrap, an endearingly quirky robot left on Pandora with a mysterious directive to await her arrival, Lilith successfully tracks down Tina. However, as the plot thickens, she discovers that Atlas’s intentions are less than noble; he seeks to reclaim his daughter against her will. In a twist of fate, Lilith joins forces with Roland and Krieg as they face an assault from the Crimson Lance, Atlas’s private military force.
As the stakes rise, Lilith uncovers the troubling truth: Tina possesses DNA derived from the ancient Eridians, a lost civilization of Pandora, which Atlas believes enables her to unlock the elusive Vault containing advanced technological secrets. With the unexpected support of her estranged foster mother, Dr. Patricia Tannis, Lilith and her allies navigate through an underground labyrinth teeming with the crazed Psychos to find the Vault key.
After a treacherous journey, they successfully retrieve the key. However, Lilith makes a bold move, destroying the signaling device given to her by Atlas, triggering a direct communication from him through a robotic drone, reaffirming his desire to possess Tina. Unbeknownst to Lilith, Tina overhears their conversation and mistakenly believes she has been betrayed, leading her to hurl a grenade at Lilith, knocking her unconscious.
Upon regaining consciousness, Lilith is greeted by an unexpected holographic message from her mother, played unwittingly by Claptrap. The next day, without Lilith and Claptrap, the team finally discovers the Vault, only to confront Atlas’s forces waiting in ambush. Despite their efforts, Tina finds herself unable to unlock the Vault. Just as despair looms, Lilith reveals her true identity as an Eridian known as the Firehawk, claiming she has the power to open the Vault. Under duress, Atlas threatens Tina’s life unless Lilith complies. In a clever act of defiance, with Tina’s assistance, she manages to ensnare Atlas within the Vault, where a fearsome creature promptly drags him away.
In the aftermath of this harrowing encounter, the group revels in their hard-fought survival, leaving behind a trail of chaos and an exhilarating tale of bravery and intrigue.
Last Updated: October 24, 2024 at 08:23
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