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 |
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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 the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Synopsis
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 released by Netflix at 8 September 2022.[1][3]
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]- Anthrax War, a 2009 documentary about the same subject
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "BBC Studios Productions announces new Netflix commission – The Anthrax Attacks". Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Anderson, John (September 6, 2022). "'The Anthrax Attacks' Review: Investigating the Investigation". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Seale, Jack (September 12, 2022). "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 May 7, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (September 8, 2022). "'The Anthrax Attacks' Review: Strange Behavior and an Incriminating Flask". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.