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20 years of 9/11: 3x must watch movies and documentaries

Saturday marks exactly 20 years since the world was rocked by a series of terrorist attacks in the United States. These three films and documentaries about 9/11 show the aftermath of this inky black day from different perspectives.Text: Fleur de Jong

Rudi - Pursued by 9/11

Amsterdam native Rudi Dekkers made world news in 2001 because it was he who trained the 9/11 hijackers at his flight school in Venice, Florida. The flight instructor has always steadfastly maintained that that he never knew what the pair were up to. Haunted by nightmares, creditors and aviation authorities, Rudi loses everything. After the media storm subsides, Rudi slowly gets his life back on track, until something turns his life completely upside down again. In the three-part documentary, Rudi himself, former America correspondent Max Westerman and former FBI agent Kerry Myers, among others, look back on the attacks and Rudi's involvement.

Rudi - Pursued By 9/11 can be seen on Videoland.

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Worth (2020)

Worth tells the story of attorney Kenneth Feinberg. In the lawyer's lectures he teaches, Feinberg asks his students to consider the question, "What is a life worth?'' A difficult legal question that comes up all too often. In the case of wrongful death, how does a lawyer determine how much money is owed to the victim's family? After 9/11, a fund is set up to compensate bereaved families. It is up to Feinberg, his partner Camille Biros and their team of legal experts to come up with a formula within two years to determine the financial value of every American who died on 9/11. Of course, the bereaved families disagree with Feinberg's calculations. Why, for example, is a dishwasher worth less than a ceo? Worth shows that sometimes justice does not exist, but if people look beyond a devised system and rules, humanity can compensate.

Worth can be seen in Dutch cinemas starting Sept. 9.

My 9/11

In this documentary diptych, Sinan Can and Floortje Dessing examine the impact 9/11 had on the world. After the attacks, America bombarded Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, alleging that the Taliban had given shelter to al-Qaida. Sinan travels to Afghanistan and Floortje to the United States, where they portray people who are still experiencing the effects of that day on a daily basis. During the documentary it becomes clear that the suffering, emotions and issues on their lives of these people in both countries have more in common, than you would think beforehand....

The documentary My 9/11 can be seen Friday, September 3 and Friday, September 10 around 9:40 p.m. on NPO 1. The episodes can be watched back on NPO Start. Photo: BNNVARA