Manhunt, the inside story of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, debuts May 1, exclusively on HBO. This documentary features testimony from CIA analysts, targeters and operatives who tracked him for nearly two decades.
For more than two decades, he was the target of intense scrutiny, with an entire unit at the CIA dedicated to tracking his every move and trying to determine what violence he might perpetrate. When 9/11 confirmed Osama bin Laden’s intentions, these same analysts and operatives were now blamed for failing to prevent it, though they had spent years warning about the possibility of an attack. Manhunt features testimonials from CIA Analysts, Targeters, and Operatives who tracked Bin Laden for nearly two decades, turning years of careful planning and intelligence into action on May 1, 2011.
An Official selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Manhunt is a unique insider account that puts a human face on the secret world of intelligence gathering. It offers a reminder that these members of the CIA aren’t trained soldiers like those who successfully raided Abbottabad, but average people with extraordinary motivation.
Manhunt features testimony and recollections – many shared for the first time – from the CIA officers who labored to destroy bin Laden’s terrorist organization and eventually kill the man himself. Although audiences may know some of the story through fictionalized films such as “Zero Dark Thirty,” this real-life spy thriller includes behind-the-scenes accounts from actual analysts, targeters and operatives, who testify to the disagreements, frustrations, tragedies and triumphs that marked this fascinating and painful chapter in American history.
Manhunt offers extensive, rarely seen footage of al-Qaeda training and propaganda videos, including digital suicide notes from terrorists who had dedicated their lives to jihad, that CIA officers studied closely on a daily basis. The documentary also chronicles the bombing of the military base in Khost, Afghanistan, where a Jordanian doctor viewed by the CIA as a potential mole inside bin Laden’s inner circle turned out to be a suicide bomber.
The documentary debuts WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 (8:00-9:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
This sounds fascinating. I’m going to be sure to watch. I saw “Zero Dark Thirty” and read “No Easy Day” (by a former Navy Seal who participated in the mission). I’ll be very interested to see what new information this documentary contains. There is a lot we still don’t know. Thanks for the heads-up.
I’ll definitely be checking that out.
I do want to catch this – thanks for the heads up.
Love Documentaries.I’d rather watch them more than anything on TV. I’ll have to check this one out.
Have any of you seen the HBO Documentaries on the West Memphis three? Paradise Lost and West of Memphis. Very good but some very disturbing moments and pictures.
Frontline also has some great Docs. Just go to their website and watch.
Lana,
I love documentaries too. Recently watched the one about the Cowsills which was really interesting.
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I did see the other ones that you mentioned. We also just watched “Life With Murder.
Most docs are quite interesting but can leave you with that feeling of sadness when you are done. Even the one about the Cowsills was very depressing.
We just watched a few running, cycling, and climbing documentaries. My husband really enjoys them with me. My daughter and I tackled a laundry mountain this weekend, and during our folding/sorting/sock matching periods, we watched a bunch of History channel docs together. I don’t pay for HBO so we’ll have to wait for this to stream on Netflix before I see it.
Anyone seen Helvetica? interesting!
I am going to watch this.
I’ll have to check out the one for the Cowsills. I remember watching a Docu drama a few years ago about the Carpenters and it was made with dolls. Sounds crazy but it really was good.Here it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rACJWPd3VnI
This one looks really good. check out the story and the trailer.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/soldier-vanished-vietnam-still-alive-194828732.html