‘September 5’ Trailer Looks Back At Key Moments In Coverage Of Deadly 1972 Munich Summer Olympics

Paramount has released the official trailer for September 5, the critically acclaimed drama that follows the ABC Sports TV team during the horrific events of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, when the Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September took the entire Israeli Olympic team hostage in Munich.

Directed by Tim Fehlbaum, September 5 follows the ABC broadcasting team as it quickly adapts from sports reporting to live coverage of the ever-deteriorating hostage situation. As the film’s synopsis states, “Through this lens, September 5 provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.”

The synopsis: “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.”

Deadline film critic Pete Hammond wrote of the film, “September 5 succeeds on every level….The acting across the board is superb, with especially Magaro sensational as a man trying desperately to rise to the occasion against all odds.”

The film’s writers are Moritz Binder and director Fehlbaum. Producers are Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, and John Wildermuth. Executive producers are Martin Moszkowicz and Christoph Müller. Co-producers are Constanze Guttmann, Rüdiger Böss, Christian Reitz, and Geoffrey Mason. Paramount Pictures presents in association with Republic Pictures.

Check out the trailer above.