Bangkok--Oct 11--Francom Asia
Airtimes: Saturday October 9 at 19:00
Sunday October 10 at 11:00 and 18:00 (replays)
The latest CNN PRESENTS documentary IMPACT ON TERROR goes beyond the headlines with an in-depth look at the August 9, 2001, Sbarro restaurant bombing in Jerusalem to explore how the effects of terrorism radiate beyond the immediate act. Film crews have followed the survivors in the months and years since the bombing to discover just how deeply their lives have been altered.
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Tim Wolochatiuk and producers Simcha Jacobovici and Ric Bienstock piece together images taken at the scene of the bombing. Earlier photographs of the victims and first-person accounts of survivors, families, friends and medical personnel create a compelling and harrowing recollection of that horrific day.
The morning of the bombing, Israeli intelligence learned that a suicide bomber was somewhere in Jerusalem. Yet, despite their best efforts, they did not know when or where he would strike.
Some of the stories featured in the documentary include: a 15-year-old Miriam Shushan and her 10-year-old sister, Yocheved, who made it to the front of the line at the pizzeria when the bomber struck. The nails, nuts and bolts that tore into Miriam’s body were enough to kill anyone. But it was her little sister who died that day. She said, “I felt like I really wanted to die, why did I survive, why am I getting stronger, what about her, I thought everything was okay?” The documentary reunites Miriam with the paramedic and doctor who saved her and helps her rebuild her life.
IMPACT ON TERROR, airing in the CNN PRESENTS documentary strand, is a production of Associated Producers Ltd in association with CNN Productions and Canadian Broadcast Corporation. End.
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