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December 13, 2024

At The Movies: ‘September 5' goes inside a newsroom during the Munich Olympics hostage crisis

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

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The new film “September 5” is a fictionalized account of ABC’s live coverage of the hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics, which stays in the newsroom where the sports broadcasters attempt to follow the quickly escalating story.

News junkies will find much to love in “September 5,” a fictionalized account of ABC's live coverage of the hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics. There are spirited debates about reporting with only one source, use of words like “terrorism” and what to do if violence breaks out during a live shot. There are negotiations with rival networks over satellite usage, disguises and fake badges made to get reels of 16mm film in and out of the locked down Olympic village and plenty of confused men (and a few women) trying to keep up with an ever-escalating situation.


 
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