Friday Movie Matinee: "September 5"

Darien Library presents a monthly program: Friday Movie Matinee!

This week we are showing “September 5." Oscar nominated for Best Original Screenplay. 

“Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, "September 5" provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time. At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages' lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.”– Paramount Pictures 

Director: Tim Fehlbaum

Year: 2024

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard as Roone Arledge, John Magaro as Geoffrey Mason, Ben Chaplin as Marvin Bader, Leonie Benesch as Marianne Gebhardt, Zinedine Soualem as Jacques Lesgards, Georgina Rich as Gladys Deist, Corey Johnson as Hank Hanson, Marcus Rutherford as Carter Jeffrey, Daniel Adeosun as Gary Slaughter, Benjamin Walker as Peter Jennings, Rony Herman as David Berger, and Paul Böhme as Masked Man. 

This movie is 1 hour and 35 minutes and is rated R (for language).

Watch the official trailer.