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    SEPTEMBER 5

    Directed by Tim Fehlbaum
    Germany/USA | 94 min minutes | Special Presentation

Film Festival 2025

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 a hostage situation. This decisive moment changed media coverage forever and continues to impact live news today.

film details

Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Producers: Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Tim Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth
Screenwriter: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum
Cinematographers: Markus Förderer
Editor: Hansjörg Weißbrich
Music: Lorenz Dangel
Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch
Country: Germany/USA
Language: English, German, Hebrew
Year: 2024
Running Time: 94 min minutes
Director Filmography: The Colony (2021), Hell (2011)
Awards: Nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble, and Best Time Capsule at the upcoming AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Primary Company: Paramount

Film Festival 2025