September 5is far from the first historical movie to explore real crisesand the ways in which they were solved.

Furthermore, the movie offers up connections to the current day that are hard to ignore.

All in all,September 5has a serious storyto tell that audiences may not have heard about before.

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The Israeli victims included Olympians, their coaches, and some officials.

The Munich hostage crisis was far from a random act.

Other journalist characters include Geoffrey Mason, Marvin Bader, and Marianne Gebhardt.

Peter Sarsgaard as Roone walking down a hallway in September 5

However,September 5takes a much different stance, focusing on journalistic integrity and moralityrather than violence or prejudice.

Instead, German officials attempted to bribe the terrorists with unlimited ransom.

Officials even offered to exchange themselves with the hostages.

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The 1972 Munich Olympics saw an American sports broadcasting crew unexpectedly tasked with covering a hostage situation involving Israeli athletes.

Unfortunately, neither of these tactics worked.

The journalists' perspective will simply add another layer of helplessness to the already bleak crisis.

Despite this,many were upset that the Olympic Committee took so long to suspend the games.

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Furthermore, critics felt that Olympic leaders did not spend nearly enough time unpacking what had occurred.

Regardless, the Olympics continued and the remainder of the Israeli athletes withdrew.

To this day,the 1972 Munich Olympics crisis continues to affect the Olympic Games.

Leonie Bresench looking worried while holding her headphones in September 5

Hopefully,September 5can honor the lives of the Israeli victims and teach audiences about this terrifying historical moment.

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A group of people looking at a wall of monitors in September 5

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