"11'09"01-SEPTEMBER 11 (segment: Egypt) (2002)

Written by:
Youssef Chahine

Produced by:
Gabriel Khoury

Alain Brigand

Cinematography by:
Mohsen Nasr

Editing by:
Rashida Abdel Salam

Music by:
Yehia El Mougy

Genre:
Drama/Tragedy/Episodic

Production Company:
Misr international films

  The September 11 film is a separate but collective effort by 11 filmmakers who were given $400.000 each to make a film 11 minutes, 9 seconds and 1 frame. The formula is not new, neither are eternal flames as grave markers.

Each director was given creative license to make their film. The result is 11 viewpoints on a host of angles regarding to the suicide aircraft attack on the World Trade Center. The facts of atrocities committed in war should come as no surprise to anyone from any country. Americans are as aware of the damage of war as other nations. War is not good for anyone. When men play war with guns people are killed, innocently.

Chahine's segment discusses a story of himself, encountering the ghost of an American soldier that died in Beirut in the 80's. They both go on a journey trying to understand why there is so much hatred between Arabs and Americans, and seeing how lack of communication between the sides let to disasters.

Nour El-Sherif... Yehia
Ahmed Seif Eldine... Danny

. The film was banned from theatrical release in USA.

 UK/Iran/USA/Mexica/Japan/Egypt/France - 134 min - 35MM - Black & white/Color -  Dolby SR

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