A War Story
2018, English. Directed by John Laing.
Arnett v bin Laden
In 1997, Osama bin Laden declared war on the USA and Pulitzer Prize winning CNN correspondent Peter Arnett embarked on a mission to locate and interview him. A War Story follows the dramatic events leading up to the interview and the Kiwi journalist's horror on 9/11, as he recalled bin Laden's veiled threats.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 October 2018
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- Dean Parker
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A War Story runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Who directed A War Story?
A War Story (2018) was directed by John Laing and stars John Leigh, Tim Carlsen, George Kanaan.