September 11

2002 2h 14m FR

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 126

Drama

Synopsis

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Eleven directors from eleven countries each contribute an eleven-minute short reflecting on the events of 11 September 2001: A village teacher in Iran tries to explain to her young students what's happened; city kids in Burkina Faso think they've spotted Osama bin Laden; a deaf Frenchwoman in Manhattan writes a Dear John letter to a man who left that morning for work at the World Trade Center; a Chilean remembers Allende; events recall other deaths; a mother endures more than her son's death. Tones vary, as do the locales. Most concern coming to terms with the events of the day, but at least one confronts the viewer with tragedy and death.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ernest Borgnine
Old Man (segment "USA")
Maryam Karimi
Teacher (segment "Iran")
Emmanuelle Laborit
She (segment "France")
Jérôme Horry
Him (segment "France")
Keren Mor
Journalist (segment "Israel")
Tomer Russo
Paramedic (segment "Israel")
Tanvi Azmi
Talat Hamdani (segment "India")
Kapil Bawa
Salim Hamdani (segment "India")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
Writers: Youssef Chahine, Sabrina Dhawan, Samira Makhmalbaf
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Persian, Spanish
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 8 languages: Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Persian, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf, shot by Ebrahim Ghafori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Duško Šegvić. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rashida Abdel Salam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ernest Borgnine and Maryam Karimi and Emmanuelle Laborit carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0328802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Samira Makhmalbaf directs. Ebrahim Ghafori behind the camera. Duško Šegvić scores. Rashida Abdel Salam cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Persian, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 8 languages: Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Persian, Spanish.
3Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf, shot by Ebrahim Ghafori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Duško Šegvić. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Rashida Abdel Salam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ernest Borgnine and Maryam Karimi and Emmanuelle Laborit carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0328802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "palestinian-israeli conflict", "unsociability", "media", "skyscraper".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.