“One Day in September” is a thriller/documentary directed by Kevin Macdonald. A team of 8 Arab terrorists entered the Olympic village during the 1972 Olympic Games at Munich, taking hostage 11 Israeli athletes. The so-called “Black September” group called for the release of over 200 political prisoners being held in Israel, a demand summarily rejected by the Israeli government. This film shows with compelling footage and narration what happened in the 21 hours of the tragedy.

The incompetence of the German police was shocking – none of their marksmen or snipers had radio contact, leading to mass confusion and one German policeman getting killed by friendly fire. In the end, only 5 of the eight terrorists were killed, but not before they executed all of the hostages.

The most interesting part of this film was the interview with the last surviving member of Black September (the two other survivors were killed by secret Israeli assassination squads), who is currently hiding in Africa.