| The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11 | |
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| Directed by | Dan Krauss |
| Written by | Dan Krauss |
| Produced by | BBC Studios Productions |
| Starring | Clark Gregg |
| Edited by | Duncan Hill |
| Music by | Justin Melland |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date | 8 September 2022 |
The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11 is a 2022 documentary written and directed by Dan Krauss and produced by BBC Studios Productions about 2001 anthrax attacks.
Synopsis
The Anthrax Attacks is about the 2001 anthrax attacks and the ensuing FBI investigations into it.
In a biological attack that started one week after the September 11 attacks, five people were killed and at least 17 people were injured. [1]
Style
The film utilises quasi-documentary techniques [2] and tells its story using a combination of archival footage, dramatic re-enaction, and interviews with FBI investigators, scientists, survivors, others who were affected by the case. [1] [3]
Clark Gregg starred in the film as Bruce Edwards Ivins, the microbiologist and vaccinologist who became central to the case. [3] [2] According to a title card in the film, Gregg's dialogues are taken directly from Ivins's emails. [4]
Production and Release
The documentary was produced by BBC Studios Productions and BBC Studios Science Unit. The executive producers are Andrew Cohen and Dan Krauss. [1]
The film was published by Netflix at 8 September 2022. [1] [3]
Reception
Jack Seale at The Guardian praised the film for "throw[ing] up plenty of rage-worthy injustices and tantalising mysteries", but also criticised it for not highlighting how the US government used the attacks to bolster support for the Iraq War. [3]
See also
- Anthrax War, a 2009 documentary about the same subject
References
- ^ a b c d "BBC Studios Productions announces new Netflix commission – The Anthrax Attacks". Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ a b Anderson, John (2022-09-06). "'The Anthrax Attacks' Review: Investigating the Investigation". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ a b c d Seale, Jack (2022-09-12). "The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11 review – the lethal letters that brought America to its knees". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (2022-09-08). "'The Anthrax Attacks' Review: Strange Behavior and an Incriminating Flask". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-07-13.