Eight years ago, after taking the blame for D.A. Harvey Dents death, Batman (Christian Bale) mysteriously vanished. But everything changes with the appearance of a cunning cat burglar played by Anne Hathaway and the arrival of Bane (Tom Hardy), a ruthless madman. Banes reign of terror forces Batman out of his self-imposed exile and into the ultimate battle for Gotham Citys survivaland his own!