September 5
September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro and Leonie Benesch star; Tim Fehlman is the director. (Rated R)
Running Time: 90 minutes
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
“Taking a story that is now 52 years old and making it not just relevant but newly inspiring, in terms of the Herculean human effort by this team of professionals who left it all on the field, is no small feat. September 5 succeeds on every level.” Deadline Hollywood