New ‘bracingly tense’ Netflix documentary lands perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes
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Documentary takes viewers inside the hunt for Osama bin Laden
- Netflix's new three-part documentary, American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, has a 100 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- The series uses archival footage, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews to depict the hunt for Osama bin Laden after 9/11.
- Featuring interviews with former CIA, Department of Defense, and FBI officials, along with journalists and White House aides, the documentary offers insights into the decision-making process leading to Bin Laden's capture and death in 2011.
- Directors Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan aimed to immerse viewers in the historical context, prompting them to consider the difficult choices faced by those involved.
- Critics are praising the documentary's tense and engaging narrative, comparing it positively to Zero Dark Thirty.