September 11
Drama
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2002
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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.
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Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
134 min
Release date:
4 Sep 2002
Country:
FR
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Hebrew (modern), Hindi, Japanese, Persian (Farsi), Spanish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$1,266,063
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
An ungainly, intermittently harrowing omnibus filled with moments of piercing sorrow and rage.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
7 Aug 2004
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You'll get a provocative picture of how a variety of filmmakers reacted to the events of Sept. 11.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
28 Nov 2003
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An uneven but telling document.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
28 Nov 2003
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The results are not monumental, but they are a variety of sober responses to the tragedy that help place the event in a global context.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
14 Nov 2003
fresh:
You have to take the duds with the skyrockets, but overall, this odd compendium is an emotionally moving experience.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
23 Oct 2003