September 5

"September 5 is perhaps one of the most controversial films at the 2025 Oscars, alongside Emília Pérez -- this one, however, only nominated in the best original screenplay category. After all, on the one hand, the feature film directed by Tim Fehlbaum (Refuge) is accurate in portraying the behind-the-scenes of an American journalism team that needs to urgently cover the kidnapping of Israeli athletes during the Berlin Olympics. At this point, it works wonderfully, especially with good performances from Peter Sarsgaard and John Magaro. However, what counts against the film is its off-key message about the eternal conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Not only does it oversimplify things, it also exaggerates the villainization of Arabs, without ever understanding exactly the complicated roots of this issue."