11'09''01 September 11
Synopsis
Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length – that offer differing perspectives on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Cast
- Ernest BorgnineOld Man (segment "USA")
- Maryam KarimiTeacher (segment "Iran")
- Emmanuelle LaboritShe (segment "France")
- Jérôme HorryHim (segment "France")
- Keren MorJournalist (segment "Israel")
- Tomer RussoParamedic (segment "Israel")
- Tanvi AzmiTalat Hamdani (segment "India")
- Kapil BawaSalim Hamdani (segment "India")
- Tomorowo TaguchiYukichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
- Kumiko AsoSae Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Recommendations
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Chicago Tribune
An often brilliant, always revelatory, deeply interesting omnibus film. - 80
The New Republic
Obviously the variety that was bound to result was part of Brigand's plan. The astonishment is that almost all of the assemblage is fascinating, very little is poor, and one segment is superb. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
They vary enormously in style, quality, and ideas, but the best of them -- by Gitai, Chahine, and Iñárritu, among others -- pack an enormous emotional and intellectual punch. - 75
New York Daily News
Some segments are anti-American, but to concentrate on that is to miss the variety, depth of opinion, and fierceness of the emotions that drive each director. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
The filmmakers' attempts come to terms with a recent catastrophe of indeterminate meaning but global consequences are often fascinating. - 70
Variety
A sober, thought-provoking response to a tragedy of worldwide import and a much better film than one might expect from the pre-release publicity. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
An ungainly, intermittently harrowing omnibus filled with moments of piercing sorrow and rage. - 70
The A.V. Club
Until filmmakers get a little distance, maybe they'd be better off ignoring such projects.
