SEPTEMBER 5 takes us back to decisive moment at the 1972 Munich Olympics, that forever changed media coverage and live news forever.
Its the true story of the American ABC TV Sports crew that quickly shifted from commentary, to reporting live coverage of Israeli athletes taken hostage.
At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), the story focuses on the intricate details of the high-tech broadcast capabilities of the time, juxtaposed against the many lives at stake and the moral decisions that needed to be made against an impossible ticking clock.
In this powerful film, the multi-award-winning Swiss director Tim Fehlbaum tells the story of the Munich Massacre of 1972 from this perspective. A sports television team saw itself confronted with the challenge of reporting on a terrorist attack live, and had to question procedures given their proximity to the quickly unfolding events and the technology at hand.
Fehlbaum and his co-writers Alex David and Moritz Binder will compete for Best Original Screenplay at the 2025 Academy Awards.
