5.5

My Trip to Al-Qaeda

Name: My Trip to Al-Qaeda
Director: Alex Gibney
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-04-21T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Lawrence Wright

“Behind the Scenes in the War on Terror”

20101h 26m

Documentary

Overview

Journalist Lawrence Wright brings his multilayered one-man play to the screen as he discusses how a reporter remains objective while covering highly charged issues such as 9/11, Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden's past and the history of Islam. Wright examines the Muslim religion, Al-Qaeda's rise to power and bin Laden's complicated relationship with the rulers of Saudi Arabia in this riveting documentary from Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney.