September 5 review – terrific, edge-of-the-seat newsroom drama about 1972 Olympics terror attack
This lean media procedural, which is so tautly directed that you can practically feel the panic-sweat trickling down the back of your own neck, is a stark contrast to Steven Spielberg's rather bloated and cumbersome version of the same events and their aftermath in his 2005 picture Munich.
Brisk, jittery and predominantly filmed with hand-held cameras, September 5 features a standout performance from a laconic Peter Sarsgaard as American TV veteran Roone Arledge, as well as a tightly wound John Magaro (recently seen in Past Lives) and Leonie Benesch (who excelled last year in The Teacher's Lounge) as unflappable and resourceful German studio assistant Marianne. Led by Magaro's greenhorn producer Geoffrey Mason, the team of sports reporters wrestle with dinosaur-sized studio cameras, contested satellite broadcast slots, security lockdowns and the professional and ethical minefield of setting the news agenda. It's terrific: nail-chewing, edge-of-the-seat stuff.
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