Shown last year, and now re-shown in the week of the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, this documentary delves deep under the rubble of the Twin Towers to unearth an extraordinary world that greeted rescuers and held even more incredible stories.
The documentary presents the untold personal stories of those who searched tirelessly for their loved ones, sifting through tonnes of debris in an attempt to bring them home to rest. In the hours and days following the disaster, relatives and friends of those inside the buildings descended on Ground Zero, vowing to find their loved ones, dead or alive. And so began one of the greatest search operations in history - a story of extraordinary courage, perseverance and humanity. Some worked in the emergency services, some were volunteers, but all were driven to Herculean lengths to keep the promise they'd made to themselves and their families.
This film follows some of the people engaged in the search effort, documenting the emotional turmoil with heartrending testimony and harrowing, previously unseen footage of the rescue and recovery effort, including the eerie images of police cars lying perfectly preserved beneath 100ft of debris.
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