'September 5' tells true story of terrorist attack at 1972 Olympics

CHICAGO - The true story of the terrorist attack on the 1972 Olympics in Munich is being brought to the big screen in the buzzed-about new drama "September 5," but it's being told through the perspective of the men and women in the television control room who found themselves broadcasting the horrifying events live to the world. 

FOX 32 Entertainment Reporter Jake Hamilton, who named "September 5" one of the Top 10 Best Films of 2024, spoke with the stars of the film about this unprecedented breaking news situation, when there were no blueprints of how to handle such events. 

The real men and women in those Munich control rooms had to ask some very important and difficult questions that had never been asked before. 

"They didn't ask the questions and point the cameras, they pointed the camera and then asked the questions," said "September 5" star Peter Sarsgaard. "They have a tiger by the tail, they're doing their jobs the best they can. They're right up against it, moment to moment."

Sarsgaard's co-star Ben Chaplin added, "They're building a plane while they're flying it." 

"September 5" opens in theaters around Chicago on Friday, Jan. 17.