Short Summary of the Film:
Munich, September 5, 1972, the tenth day of competition at the Summer Olympics. For the first time since 1936 again in Germany, it was supposed to be the "cheerful games" and convey to the world the image of a new, liberal Germany. But at 4.40 a.m., the morning shift of the American broadcaster ABC hears shots from the nearby Olympic Village. A group of Palestinian terrorists has taken eleven members of the Israeli team hostage. Despite the resistance of its own news department, the ABC sports team reports live on the 21-hour hostage-taking.
The story is told of Geoff (John Magaro), a young, ambitious producer who wants to prove himself to his boss, the legendary Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). With the help of the German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch), Geoff unexpectedly takes over the direction of the live broadcast. As time presses, contradictory rumors circulate and the lives of the hostages are at stake, Geoff has to make difficult decisions and deal with his own moral compass. How should one report on such a situation when the perpetrators use the media attention for their purposes?
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