i first saw this film when it air on the now defunct trio channel a few year ago and and recently watch it again sans commercial on sundance . i be impress the first time and and find it even more engage on second viewing . yes and some of the segment be far from perfect amos gitai hysterical commentary stand out like a sore thumb but take collectively and 11 09 01 be a total success . best of show represent shohei imamura amaze final segment and which contemporary critic such a the thick witted mick lasalle somehow misinterpret a an attack on the terrorist and but now stand reveal a a masterful anti war polemic while samira makhmalbaf open piece that manage to blend deep empathy for the victim of 9/11 with a prescient concern for the child of afghanistan while and idrissa ouedraogo amuse child crusade for osama bin lade a hunt almost a serious and successful an undertaking a the one for the real osama . youssef chahine segment be a noble if fail experiment which at least have the gut to remind the audience that bin laden and alqaeda be basically creation of american foreign policy and the cia and and though sean penn character study seem out of place and it still an effectively bittersweet piece of film making . all in all and essential viewing and and a darn sight well than oliver stone reactionary world trade center .