The protagonist

The protagonist

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The Protagonist is a determined and skilled operative who becomes the central figure in the mission to prevent global catastrophe in Tenet.  Guided by a strong sense of duty and moral responsibility, he navigates a complex world where time can be manipulated through inversion. As he delves deeper into the mysterious operations of Tenet, the Protagonist demonstrates remarkable resilience, strategic thinking, and combat abilities. His journey is marked by a growing awareness of his role in a larger, intricate temporal conflict, ultimately revealing his significance in shaping the future. 

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The Freeport Heist
Day 20

The Freeport Heist

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Inverted Flow
The Protagonist and his ally Neil (played by Robert Pattinson) infiltrate a high-security Freeport at Oslo Airport. The purpose is to retrieve an important item related to the future technology. This ...
Healing Back Fight
Day 20

Healing Back Fight

Normal Flow
Inverted Flow
The Protagonist returns to the Freeport, but this time, he experiences the scene in reverse. This sequence is a mind-bending reflection of an earlier scene, revealing that the masked figure he fought ...
The Car Chase
Day 28

The Car Chase

Normal Flow
Inverted Flow
One of the film's most visually complex sequences, the Protagonist and his team are involved in a car chase that features both forward and inverted movement. The scene is crucial as it involves the re...

Normal Flow Scenes

The Opera House Siege
Day 0

The Opera House Siege

Normal Flow
Inverted Flow
The film opens with an intense scene at the Kyiv Opera House, where the Protagonist and a team of operatives undertake a covert mission to extract an asset. The scene sets the tone for the film, intro...
Torture
Day 0

Torture

Normal Flow
The Protagonist is captured by Andrei Sator's men. Sator interrogates the Protagonist using a unique form of psychological torture, where he uses a turnstile to invert time. This allows Sator to threa...
Inverted Objects Discovery
Day 8

Inverted Objects Discovery

Normal Flow
The Protagonist meets Barbara, a scientist. This meeting takes place in a lab where Barbara introduces him to the concept of time inversion. During the scene, she demonstrates how objects can have the...
Priya Discovery
Day 12

Priya Discovery

Normal Flow
The protagonist's discovery of Priya occurs after he investigates her connections to the arms trade and the mysterious inverted materials. Initially believing Priya to be an antagonist, the protagonis...
Back to Priya
Day 22

Back to Priya

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Priya explains to The Protagonist that Sator placed a time turnstile in Oslo, an inversion machine. If he saw two people who appeared at the same time, then it must have been the same individual. She ...
Prosperity : mission accomplished
Day 29

Prosperity : mission accomplished

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Katherine uses the phone given to her by The Protagonist to warn him of a disturbing car parked in front of the school in Canon Place. Priya and the recruiting agent from the beginning did not trust t...
Getting Informations
Day 15

Getting Informations

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Michael Crosby, meets the Protagonist in a restaurant in London. This scene occurs after the Protagonist has been recruited by Tenet and is seeking information on how to approach Andrei Sator. Crosby ...
The Freeport Heist
Day 20

The Freeport Heist

Normal Flow
Inverted Flow
The Protagonist and his ally Neil (played by Robert Pattinson) infiltrate a high-security Freeport at Oslo Airport. The purpose is to retrieve an important item related to the future technology. This ...
Healing Back Fight
Day 20

Healing Back Fight

Normal Flow
Inverted Flow
The Protagonist returns to the Freeport, but this time, he experiences the scene in reverse. This sequence is a mind-bending reflection of an earlier scene, revealing that the masked figure he fought ...
The First Encounter
Day 25

The First Encounter

Normal Flow
In Amalfi, aboard Sator's luxury yacht, Kat confronts him in a tense and emotionally charged encounter. Kat expresses her frustration and desire to break free from Sator’s control, but Sator uses thei...
The Car Chase
Day 28

The Car Chase

Normal Flow
Inverted Flow
One of the film's most visually complex sequences, the Protagonist and his team are involved in a car chase that features both forward and inverted movement. The scene is crucial as it involves the re...
The Last Fight
Day 0

The Last Fight

Normal Flow
Inverted Flow
The climax of the movie takes place in a deserted city where two teams execute a temporal pincer movement—one team moves forward in time, and the other moves backward. Their goal is to prevent Andrei ...
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Tenet is about a secret operative who uses time inversion to stop a global catastrophe. He must navigate a complex world of espionage and time manipulation, battling an antagonist with the power to reverse entropy and threaten the world’s future.

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