Academy Awards, USA 2000
| Won Oscar | Best Documentary, Features Arthur Cohn Kevin Macdonald |
Sony Pictures Classics
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Columbia Tri-Star)
The kidnapping by Palestinian terrorists of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympic games is recounted in this documentary. The lone surviving terrorist, in disguise, gives his version of the events along with their motivations. Archival footage of the actual stand off in the Olympic village is incorporated. A very thorough overview of the tragic events of that day, with some surprising revelations of the inept German response and complicity in the escape of the terrorists a few months afterwards. However, the rock music soundtrack and flashy editing is not always appropriate for the material.
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