The CIA vs. bin Laden: First In - 90’


YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2021 (90’)

Genre: HISTORY, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

SYNOPSIS:

From the first CIA officers from the Special Activities Division that set boots on the ground in Afghanistan 15 days after 9/11, until the night bin Laden was killed by Seal Team 6 under the direction of CIA, discover the secrets of the hunt for the most wanted terrorist in history. How did CIA know who was behind the attacks so quickly? How did bin Laden manage to escape Afghanistan while he was surrounded? How did CIA pick up his trace years later? Who helped him? Who fought him? What lines have been crossed? These are all the questions that we will answer frankly, thanks to the collaboration of the largest and most secret Intelligence agency in the world.

Preview:

A Major Documentary…

"First In" is the first documentary detailing this war between the CIA and bin Laden. Directors, CIA case officers and military leaders will have the opportunity to tell their story, but also, we will ask very high-level politici-an to express themselves (requests will be sent to G.W. Bush and Barack Obama, supported by CIA press officers). We will be in touch with the Pakistani and Afghan secret services too. Many of the officers most deeply involved with the hunt and killing of bin Laden have been reluctant to share their stories until now. There was simply no benefit for these quiet professionals, their families, or the agencies they served to be in the public eye. But they have collectively decided that now is the time – to go on record and tell their stories, before it’s too late. As far as possible, we will permit testimonies of those who dealt directly with the ex-Al Qaeda leader. This story is also a way to better understand current issues in the Middle East. The roots of the war waged by the Western powers against terrorism in Iraq and Syria were in the Al-Qaeda camps. It was there that, those who would become, years later, the leaders of the Islamic State, were trained. When History resonates with the news.