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201916 minGdoc-short

The Trial

201916 minGdoc-short

Five men face the death penalty for their roles in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as lawyers confront the legacy of torture in a historic trial.

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Johanna Hamilton

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Five men face the death penalty for their roles in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as lawyers confront the legacy of torture in a historic trial.

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Alka Pradhan, James Connell, and Sterling Thomas are defense lawyers representing Ammar al-Baluchi. He is one of the five men charged with plotting the September 11 attacks. The documentary covers the legal processes leading up to al-Baluchi's trial. It addresses the legacy of torture and the accountability issues surrounding the war on terror. The film runs for 16 minutes and was released in 2019.

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