The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 English - language film directed, produced and co - written by Christopher Nolan. It is a superhero film starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathway and Tom Hardy. This movie is set eight years after the major events of The Dark Knight find Gotham at a time of peace. This is the result of Batman taking all the blame for Harvey Dent's murder upon himself. However, things are going to change as a new evil force named Bane has arrived in Gotham and aims to rule over the whole city and expose the truth behind who Harvey Dent really was. Now that Wayne Manor has been completely rebuilt, Bruce Wayne has become almost reclusive, rarely leaving the estate. Now, Bane is taking over the city by force, therefore, Batman is forced to come out of retirement and work again to save everyone. But, his allies are few and those few are also far off. An elusive jewel thief who is named Selina Kyle could be the key to stopping Bane, but it is still to figure out whose side she is on.