Set in the South two years before the Civil War DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Django a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-top-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr King Schultz Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers & only Django can lead him to his bounty The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles--dead or alive Success leads Schultz to free Django though the two men choose not to go their separate ways Instead Schultz seeks out the South's most wanted criminals with Django by his side Honing vital hunting skills Django remains focused on one goal finding & rescuing Broomhilda the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago Django & Schultz's search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie the proprietor of " Candlyand" an infamous plantation Exploring the compound under false pretenses Django & Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen Candie's trusted house slave Their moves are marked & a treacherous organization closes in on them If Django & Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda they must choose between independence & solidarity between sacrifice & survival