'World Trade Centre' commemorates 5th anniversary of 9/11

"World Trade Centre" a film based on the attacks on the 'Twin Towers' in New York will be released at Majestic cinema on September 28. It coincides with the fifth commemorative anniversary that will stir the memory of horror in the world as a whole and in America in particular.

World Trade Center depicts the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster. Hope is still alive. Refusing to bow down to terrorism, rescuers and families of the victims press forward. Their mission of rescue and recovery is driven by the faith that under each piece of rubble, a co-worker, a friend a family member may be found. This is the true story of John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, two of the last survivors extricated from Ground Zero and the rescuers who never gave up. It's a story of the true heroes of that fateful episode in the history of the United States when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race.

Directed by Academy Award winner Oliver Stone, the dramatic film rated PG-13 for "intense and emotional content, some disturbing images and language and is released by Paramount Pictures on August 9, 2006.

The fim is inspired by the true story of Port Authority police officers John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Pena). On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked mid-flight and intentionally crashed into the North Tower of New York City's World Trade Center. McLoughlin and Jimeno were among the first on the scene. With a small group of others, they rush into the burning tower to help those trapped inside. The film documents the rescue efforts initiated by marine David W. Karnes (played by Michael Shannon) to find the men after the towers collapse.

Despite being set in New York City, most of the film was shot on soundstages in Los Angeles (though there was a brief period of filming in NYC.

WTC is billed as an uplifting story about everyday New Yorkers helping one another amid a cataclysmic tragedy. It is the second theatrical movie about 9/11 in 2006, following United 93.