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Apple’s upcoming 9/11 documentary focuses on the 12 hours after the attacks

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Apple announced Thursday that it will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with the release of a new documentary in September. _9/11: The President’s War Room,released in partnership with the BBC,_will focus on the 12 hours that followed immediately after the first plane hit the World Trade Center.

The new film is directed by Adam Wishart, a British director known for the Channel 4 documentary about Somali warlords living in the suburbs, Warlords Next Door?While an immediately less intriguing premise than suburban warlords, _9/11: The President’s War Room_does sound like it might have gotten more access than previous retellings of 9/11. Apple claims the documentary features never-before-seen testimony from key parties...

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