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9/11

2002 · 128 min

Raw, handheld footage pulls you into the dust and dread of that morning, leaving a heavy, somber ache long after.

Directed by: Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Tony Benatatos, Jamal Braithwaite, Joseph Casaliggi

Overview: An on-the-scene documentary following the events of September 11, 2001 from an insider's view, through the lens of two French filmmakers who simply set out to make a movie about a rookie NYC fireman and ended up filming the tragic event that changed our lives forever.

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Directed by: Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Tony Benatatos, Jamal Braithwaite, Joseph Casaliggi

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
survival
grief
trauma
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
found footage
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Complexity	4
Emotional weight	10

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet, James Hanlon
Written by: Greg Kandra, Tom Forman
Starring: Tony Benatatos, Jamal Braithwaite, Joseph Casaliggi, James Hanlon, Joseph W. Pfeifer, Tom Spinard, Dennis Tardio, Steve Buscemi
Music: Michael S. Patterson, Richard Fiocca
Cinematography: Gédéon Naudet, James Hanlon
Runtime: 128 min
Country: France, United States of America
Languages: English

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