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One Day in September (1999)

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In 1972, athletes from around the globe gathered in Munich, Germany for the Olympic Games. However, the Olympic spirit of brotherhood and peaceful competition was shattered when eight Palestinian terrorists invaded the athletes' quarters to take the Israeli team hostage, resulting in the violent deaths of eleven athletes. In One Day in September, director Kevin Macdonald mixes newsreel coverage of the tragedy with interviews of witnesses and participants (including Jamil Al Gashey, the only

R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Documentary

Apr 24, 2001

Sony Pictures Classics

All Critics (47) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (28) | Rotten (1) | DVD (8)

this is the real deal, and there are no heroes

January 23, 2010 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | Comment

Macdonald and his team, which included a Palestinian journalist, really did their homework for this taut documentary, and their research turns up plenty of blame to go around.

December 20, 2005 Comment
Reel.com

Macdonald seems to continue the pattern of hiding the soil and fertilizing process of political crime beneath the more obvious sights and symptoms of that crime's most putrid expressions.

December 17, 2005 Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | Comment (1)
Nick's Flick Picks

Has such a powerful subject...that it can hardly fail to make an emotional impact.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | Comment
One Guy's Opinion

Macdonald lets the facts speak for themselves, and what a powerful and unforgettable statement they indeed make.

January 13, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

Oscar-winning documentary shows an Olympian tragedy in rich detail.

November 7, 2002 Full Review Source: Netflix | Comment
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"We are sorry for you. You made good Olympic Games. But you offered us a showcase and we have to use this showcase in order to show our possibility to so many millions... or even billions of people in the world who are watching your Olympic Games."This was one hell of an act of terrorism being broadcast live worldwide.

September 16, 2011
imrealgod

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One day in September is gripping, intense and astonishing. I thought I knew all there was to know about the '72 Munich Olympics disaster but I hadn't realised just how chaotic and dumbfounding it really was. This documentary tells you everything you need to know, with a thorough collection of TV clips, photos and

September 1, 2011
SirPant

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