September 11

★★★★★

Original title: 11'09''01 - September 11

2002 · 2 h 14 min

Directed by Youssef Chahine · Egypt · African Cinema

Drama

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Cast

Maryam Karimi Mohamad Dolati Agelem Habibi Esmat Vahedi Ameneh Banizadeh Razieh Jafari

Plot

Eleven directors from eleven countries each contribute an eleven-minute short reflecting on the 9/11 attacks.

Sinekatalog’s take

Youssef Chahine, Ken Loach, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Sean Penn are among them; the film is uneven but striking.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (6,186 votes)
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