"Twin Towers" is an American documentary film and with a runtime of only 34 minutes, it is a relatively short one. It was directed by Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port, who won an Oscar for their work here. For Guttentag, it was already his second win and he has more nominations, but it has also been his final appearance at the Oscars so far with the nomination here. This is the story of two brothers, police man and fire fighter, who both died at the terror attacks back in 2001. The film tries to focus on the work of these good people who helped in saving many lives after the attacks and many of them paid their efforts with their own lives, like the two men in here. Sadly, the emotional component is not working all the time. Instead the film loses itself in blatantly cringeworthy statements like "I lost 14 of my best friends" and this is where the overall emotional impact is really hurt and I find it difficult to appreciate this movie. I myself would definitely not have nominated it for an Oscar, let alone given it the awards, but two years after the attacks, it's not really that big of a surprise as America was still shaken to its core at that point. In terms of informative value, it's also underwhelming. Overall, not a good work. Thumbs down.
Review of Twin Towers
