This impressionistic documentary was compiled from footage shot in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Dispensing with narration or a musical score, WTC: The First 24 Hours offers a bystander's view as the twin towers crumple and collapse, and the ashen devastation that brought Lower Manhattan -- one of the busiest areas in the world -- to a virtual standstill. An official entry at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, this
Unrated, 30 min.
Jun 25, 2002
All Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0) | DVD (6)
High praise is due to the filmmakers for simply presenting the visual facts of this tragedy. This is not some garish depiction of mangled bodies and massive explosions.
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