Paramount has unveiled the official trailer for September 5, the critically acclaimed drama that tracks the ABC Sports TV team through the tragic 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, when the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September captured the entire Israeli Olympic team in Munich.
The ABC broadcasting team’s swift adaptation from sports reporting to live coverage of the ever-deteriorating hostage situation is depicted in the film, September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum. According to the film’s synopsis, September 5 offers a new view on the live broadcast that was watched by an estimated one billion people worldwide at the time.
The synopsis: “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), Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages’ lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.”
“What do I tell the cameras?” Magaro asks. “I mean, can we show someone being shot on live television? “As nine Israeli athletes are taken hostage by members of Palestinian terror group Black September, the Summer Games, which were called the “Serene Olympics,” continue a few hundred yards away.
When the broadcast team discovers that the terrorists may have access to a television and can see what they’re reporting, Geoff and mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin) question whether their coverage may make things worse.
The film is written by Moritz Binder and director Fehlbaum. Produced by Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, and John Wildermuth. Executive produced by Martin Moszkowicz and Christoph Müller. And Co-producers are Constanze Guttmann, Rüdiger Böss, Christian Reitz, and Geoffrey Mason. Paramount Pictures presents in association with Republic Pictures.
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