9/11 20 Years On: Movies And Documentaries About That Tragic Day
10 September - 19 mins20 years on from 9/11 there are still new movies and documentaries being released about the events that unfolded around that tragic day.
Dee Molumby and Brian Lloyd from Entertainment.ie joined The Last Word to give their recommendations on what to watch.
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Worth (2021) Netflix
Directed by: Sara Colangelo
Stars: Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan
In the days after the September 11th attacks, Kenneth Feinberg (Keaton) meets with congress to hear their proposal for a compensation scheme for victims of the attacks.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Stars:...
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