Plot
Eleven directors from 11 countries each contribute an 11-minute short reflecting on the events of 11 September 2001. A village teacher in Iran tries to explain to her young students what's happened. City kids in Burkina Faso think they've spotted Osama bin Laden. A deaf Frenchwoman in Manhattan writes a Dear John letter to a man who has left that morning for work at the World Trade Center. A Chilean remembers Allende. Events recall other deaths. A mother endures more than her son's death. And so on. The tone varies, as do the locales. Most stories are about others coming to terms with the events of the day, but at least one confronts the viewer with tragedy and death.
Written by
Alain Brigand, Alain Brigand, Youssef Chahine
Directed by
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai
Crew
Production Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, France, Egypt, Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America, Iran, Japan, India, Mexico
Production Companies
Les Films 13, Galatée Films, Zeta Film (MX), StudioCanal, Studio Maj, Sixteen Films, Sequence 19 Productions, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions, CIH Shorts, Catherine Dussart Productions (CDP), MISR International Films, Comme des Cinémas, Imamura Productions, Les Films de la Plaine, La Générale de Production
Languages
English, Français, Español
Awards
4 wins & 1 nomination