2021
TV-14
1h

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

Summary This unflinching series documents the 9/11 terrorist attacks, from Al Qaeda's roots in the 1980s to America's forceful response, both at home and abroad. View more details

2021
TV-14
1h

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Mark Fallon James LaPorta Michel Paradis

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Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Aug 31, 2021

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Netflix

Language : English

Filming locations : Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Production companies : Luminant Media

Summary This unflinching series documents the 9/11 terrorist attacks, from Al Qaeda's roots in the 1980s to America's forceful response, both at home and abroad. View more details

Details

Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Aug 31, 2021

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Netflix

Language : English

Filming locations : Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Production companies : Luminant Media

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Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)

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Episode 1 • Aug 31, 2021

The System Was Blinking Red

Interviews and chilling archival recordings chronicle the chaos that unfolded during the 9/11, whose origins can be traced to the 1980s.

Episode 2 • Aug 31, 2021

A Place Of Danger

Survivors recount the horrors they endured on 9/11. Immediately after the attacks, George W. Bush begins charting America's aggressive military response.

Episode 3 • Aug 31, 2021

The Dark Side

Learning the hijackers benefited from the gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation".

Episode 4 • Aug 31, 2021

The Good War

With no cohesive strategy, the war in Afghanistan squanders early successes and backfires, fueling disillusionment, corruption and a Taliban resurgence.

Episode 5 • Aug 31, 2021

Graveyard of Empires

After two decades, the US aims to end its longest ever war, but its withdrawal threatens to plunge Afghanistan back into repressive, bloody violence.

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