SEPTEMBER 5 | Official Trailer

[theemii]

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"September 5" unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, "September 5"

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[ty]

sad. I worked later in life with one of the diving athletes that was there.

Also, Munich is available on Prime for free

[archersangel]

In a less dramatic way ABC's sports people covered the 1989 earthquake during the world series right after it happned.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake#1989_World_Series_and_television_coverage_of_earthquake

[mhfromnh]

I knew someone who was living in the Bay Area during 89. she told me how the bridges were closed, so they had to drive all the way around the Bay to check on family.

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[mhfromnh]

I can't shake the feeling that this is iffily timed.

[smilla_sini]

I doubt they wrote, pitched, financed, and produced it in one year.

[mhfromnh]

doesn't mean they needed to release it now.

[gabzillaz]

Pass.

From my review of September 5 https://t.co/6NXPUjQUSi pic.twitter.com/SJHBNgrHdx
- Connor Lightbody (@Calbody) October 24, 2024

[progression]

Yes, all of this. I said once before that while Munich was tragic, there’s more to it than “bad guys attacking innocent humans” and was called a terrorist myself. SoOoOo… cool, yeah, this is perfect timing for this. 🙄