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Turning Point: Generation 9/11

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Twenty-five years after 9/11, this documentary explores how a single day shaped the next generation. From children who lost their parents in the attacks to journalists who cut their teeth on the original War on Terror to young Afghans and Marines forced to deal with the fallout of America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan - their gripping stories reveal that the legacy of 9/11 is measured not only by history, but by the lives it continues to shape.
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Lucy Mangan Guardian 20h
4/5
The depth of the tragedy inescapably established, the film then moves on to the breadth of it, positing that the decisions made in the aftermath have inexorably shaped the US and helped to lead it into its current state. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper RogerEbert.com 1d
3.5/4
This isn’t about people remembering 9/11; it’s about the generation that inherited the world created by 9/11. Go to Full Review
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Jays R @Jay_fx 7h As someone who watched 9/11 unfold live and still carries emotional scars, I found this documentary deeply offensive. Brian Knappenberger barely examines al-Qaeda, the radical Islamist jihadist ideology behind the attacks, their worldwide trauma, or the wider terrorist threat later seen in London’s 7/7 bombings. Instead, he turns 9/11 into a politically correct lecture about Trump, ICE, immigration enforcement and America’s failures. Its treatment of Afghanistan is equally selective, barely acknowledging that President Biden made the final decision and oversaw the disastrous withdrawal. The victims of 9/11, their families, and everyone who died or suffered in Afghanistan and Iraq deserved an honest, balanced account—not to have their pain exploited for political point-scoring. Poorly structured, agenda-driven and deeply unethical, it felt like using the victims’ graves as a platform for the director’s politics. Netflix should be ashamed. Zero stars if I could. See more Me Y @Commentator213 13h I feel that this film was more about creating pitty for minorities or people from other countries. They only interviewed people of color or from the Middle East… but the story is sad no matter what. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Twenty-five years after 9/11, this documentary explores how a single day shaped the next generation. From children who lost their parents in the attacks to journalists who cut their teeth on the original War on Terror to young Afghans and Marines forced to deal with the fallout of America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan - their gripping stories reveal that the legacy of 9/11 is measured not only by history, but by the lives it continues to shape.
Distributor
Netflix
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 2, 2026
Runtime
1h 37m
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