(R) USA/Germany – 1 hr 35 min
2024 · d. Tim Fehlbaum
Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Leonie Benesch, Ben Chaplin
ABC Sports came to Munich to cover the 1972 Summer Olympics, but when the team of Israeli athletes is taken hostage, it falls on them to document the crisis as it develops in real time. Unfolding like a thriller, this gripping docudrama tells the story of a live broadcast that changed media coverage forever.
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