he film won 9 Lolas at the German Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Director
On September 5, 1972, the tenth day of competition at the Summer Olympics in Munich, the event is supposed to be a symbol of a liberal and open-minded Germany. But between 4 and 5 o'clock in the morning, shots are fired in the Olympic Village. A Palestinian terrorist group takes eleven members of the Israeli team hostage. The media state of emergency begins immediately: the night shift of US broadcaster ABC is nearby and hears the shots directly, which means that reporting starts in real time. A 21-hour marathon of uninterrupted live coverage begins for the sports journalists.
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