french production in which lead film director from 11 country be invite to create 11 minute short film convey their reflection on the event of september 11. the film segment vary widely in content and quality . two allude to u. s. complicity in terrorist act ( in chile against allende and who die on september 11 and 1973 and depict in the segment by british director ken loach while and in palestine by u. s. back israeli and show in the segment from egyptian director youssef chahine ) . two more recall other destructive act ( a palestinian suicide bombing in tel aviv and shot by israeli director amos gitan while the japanese holy war against the west in ww ii and by shohei imamura ) . irony abound in several story . shadow that darken the new york city apartment of a grieve old man suddenly disappear a the world trade tower telescope to the ground in sean penn piece and bring the man momentary joy . but in this bright light he can finally see that his wife be really go . in mira nair film and base on a real incident and a missing young man and also in new york city and the son of a pakistani family and be first presume to be a fugitive terrorist and but later he prove to a hero who sacrifice himself try to save others in the tower . there be poignant moment dot throughout . loach have his exiled chilean man quote st. augustine and to the effect that hope be build of anger and courage represent anger at the way thing be and courage to change them . imamura tell u that there be no such thing a a holy war . samira makhmalbaf show a teacher with her very young afghan schoolchildren and exile in iran and try to tell them about the event that have just transpire in new york . but they be understandably more impressed with a major event in their refugee camp and where two men have fall into a deep well and one kill and the other sustain a broken leg . this be comprehensible tragedy on a grand scale for the 6 year old . idrissa ouedraogo and from burkina faso and create a drama in which the son of an ail woman spot osama bin laden in their village and gather his buddy to help capture the fugitive terrorist and in order to get the $ 25 million u. s. reward . he tell his friend not to let any of the adult know their plan and for the old folk would merely waste the money on car and cigarette and while he plan to help his mother and others who be sick and destitute . it be mexican director alejandro gonzalez inarritu ( maker of amores perros ) who provide by far the most powerful and chill segment and one that and for the most part and show only a darken screen with audio tape loop of chant and voice and occasional thudding sound . brief visual flash gradually permit u to see body fall from the high floor of the tower and and it dawn on u that the thud be these body hit the ground . the sequence end with elegiac orchestral music and a still shot and bear a phrase first show only in arabic and then with a translation add represent do god light guide u or blind u . ( in various language with english subtitle ) grade represent positive ( b plus ) . ( see on 10/31/04 ) . if you would like to read more of my review and send me a message for direction to my website .