September 11
(2002)
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September 11
(2002)
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Maryam Karimi | ... |
L'institutrice (segment "Iran")
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Mohamad Dolati | ... |
Enfant (segment "Iran")
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Agelem Habibi | ... |
Enfant (segment "Iran")
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Esmat Vahedi | ... |
Enfant (segment "Iran")
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Ameneh Banizadeh | ... |
Enfant (segment "Iran")
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Razieh Jafari | ... |
Enfant (segment "Iran")
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Hassan Rezai | ... |
Enfant (segment "Iran")
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Najibeh Habibi | ... |
Enfant (segment "Iran")
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Emmanuelle Laborit | ... |
Elle (segment "France")
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Jérôme Horry | ... |
Lui (segment "France")
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Nour El-Sherif | ... |
Youssef Chahine (segment "Egypt")
(as Nour Elshérif)
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Ahmed Haroun | ... |
Le G'I (segment "Egypt")
(as Ahmed Seif Eldine)
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Sanaa Younes | ... |
La mère (segment "Egypt")
(as Sanaa Younés)
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Ahmed Fouad Selim | ... |
Le père (segment "Egypt")
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Maher Essam | ... |
Le Palestinien (segment "Egypt")
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Eleven directors from 11 countries each contribute an 11-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 has 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. And so on. The tone varies, as do the locales. Most stories are about others coming to terms with the events of the day, but at least one confronts the viewer with tragedy and death. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Given the nature and origin of the 11 filmakers it is not surprising that this film is at best neutral in its stance towards America. Probably the most 'anti' segment comes from Ken Loach who is definitely not towing the British New Labour party line. Although those events of a year ago are shocking and painful to most Americans and most spectators who saw them unfold live through CNN etc. the majority of the writers and directors choose to show that tragedy is not an American monopoly. Should anybody be surprised that these 3000 deaths are given the same weight elsewhere as the West gives to thousands Tutsi, Tamil, Bosnian, Chilean, Kurdish (need we go on) victims. If this was a 'wake-up' call for the States then it is equally tragic that in the subsequent 12 months the Israel/Palestine impasse is further from a solution while George Bush Jnr. would rather wreak revenge than make the world a safer place. I think many of the contributors wonder where the idealism of the Founding Fathers went, and why America orignally built as a bastion of freedom, justice and tolerance now sees its self-interest paramount while the Third World wonders where the next drink, meal or bullet is coming from.