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Movie poster: Rise & Fall: The World Trade Center (2021)
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Rise & Fall: The World Trade Center

2021 · 86 min Documentary History
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

Through a unique architectural and engineering lens, “Rise & Fall: The World Trade Center” recounts the inspiring, true story behind an American icon, and the remarkable group of people who dreamed it and made it real. No ordinary pair of buildings, the Twin Towers featured a unique structural design—and dozens of other technical breakthroughs—that made the then-tallest buildings in the world possible. But did these innovations contribute to their collapse on 9/11? With the help of harrowing first-hand testimonies, expert interviews, and never-before-seen graphics, and with the benefit of two decades of engineering hindsight, viewers will understand how the Towers rose…and why they fell.

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Year 2021
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary, History
Runtime 86 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (5 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative by relying on a powerful triad: forensic engineering, archival footage, and harrowing personal accounts. It explores the tragic irony of how the very innovations that enabled the Towers to rise may have contributed to their fall, presenting this complex thesis with clarity and respect.

What lingers after viewing is a profound sense of this duality—a monument to human ambition and its vulnerabilities, remembered not just through data but through visceral human stories. — MovieFinder Editorial

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