Swiss director Tim Fehlbaum's real-life thriller September 5, based on the terrorist attacks on the 1972 Munich Olympics, has been awarded the Golden Lola - the German equivalent of an Oscar for best movie - at the German Film Awards. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox September 5 won a total of nine awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Leonie Benesch. The film's screenplay, direction and editing also won awards. Fehlbaum's film was up for ten nominations. It tells the events of the Olympic bombing on 5 September 5, 1972 from the point of view of an American television crew that should have been covering the competitions. Instead, the journalists became live reporters of a hostage-taking of Israeli athletes by a Palestinian terrorist commando. September 5 is a gripping drama, meticulously and unemotionally told. At this year's Oscars, the film was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, but came away empty-handed. The Silver Lola was won by ...
