September 11

A somber, globe-spanning mosaic of grief and political memory that asks you to sit with discomfort and contradiction.

Directed by

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Amos Gitai

Genres

Drama

Starring

Ernest Borgnine, Maryam Karimi, Emmanuelle Laborit

Overview

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.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Grief, war, politics, memory

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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