Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ernest Borgnine
Old Man (segment "USA")
LeadMK
Maryam Karimi
Teacher (segment "Iran")
EL
Emmanuelle Laborit
She (segment "France")
JH
Jérôme Horry
Him (segment "France")
Keren Mor
Journalist (segment "Israel")
TR
Tomer Russo
Paramedic (segment "Israel")
Tanvi Azmi
Talat Hamdani (segment "India")
Kapil Bawa
Salim Hamdani (segment "India")
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Samira Makhmalbaf's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. September 11 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
