The Hamburg Cell (film)

The Hamburg Cell is a 2004 British-Canadian television docudrama film produced by Channel 4 and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and directed by Antonia Bird. It follows the creation of the Hamburg cell, an Islamist extremist group that included the terrorists who piloted the airplanes hijacked during the September 11 attacks. Although the terrorist cell was led by Mohamed Atta, the film is focused on the character of Ziad Jarrah, the one hijacker who had doubts about the attacks.

The film was based on primary research, including personal interviews, unpublished correspondence, and the official 9/11 Commission Report. It premiered on August 25, 2004 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Due to its sensitive subject matter, the film was not given a theatrical release and was instead aired on Channel 4 in the UK on September 2, 2004. In the United States, it was on shown on HBO on January 10, 2005.