Director Christopher Nolan’s Batman origin story charts the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham.

When a vile young criminal calling himself the Joker suddenly throws Gotham City into chaos, the Caped Crusader begins to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism.

Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.