My Trip to Al-Qaeda

• Movie

  Type

• 2010

  Year

• 1h 26m

  Runtime

• ★ 5.5

  Rating

• Documentary

  Genre

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.

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Lawrence Wright

Himself