The Hamburg Cell (film)

The Hamburg Cell is a 2004 British-Canadian television docudrama film produced by Channel 4 and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and directed by Antonia Bird. It describes the creation of the Hamburg cell, an Islamist extremist group that included the terrorists who piloted the airplanes hijacked during the September 11 attacks. Although the terrorist cell was led by Mohamed Atta, the film is focused on the character of Ziad Jarrah, the one hijacker who had doubts about the attacks, and for various reasons was seen as distinct.

Plot
The movie shows the events leading up to 9/11 and story of the middle-class students responsible for the 9/11 attack: Ziad Jarrah (Karim Saleh), Mohamed Atta (Kamel), and Ramzi Binalshibh (Omar Berdouni).

The film was based on primary research, including personal interviews, unpublished correspondence, and the official 9/11 Commission Report.

Cast

 * Karim Saleh - Ziad Jarrah
 * Maral Kamel - Mohamed Atta
 * Agni Scott - Aysel
 * Omar Berdouni - Ramzi Binalshibh
 * Adnan Maral - Marwan al-Shehhi
 * Tamer Doghem - Zacarias Moussaoui
 * Khalid Laith - Abdulaziz al-Omari

Home media
A DVD of the film was released on 14 November 2006.