The HBO documentary airs in the Caribbean on September 11th

Miami, FL – September 5, 2013 – HBO Latin America will air the exclusive HBO documentary, Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden, on September 11th in the Caribbean.  An official selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Manhunt tells the remarkable true story of the two-decade search for the world’s most notorious terrorist: Osama bin Laden.

Manhunt features testimony and recollections, many shared for the first time, from the CIA officers who labored to destroy bin Laden’s terrorist organization and eventually kill the man himself. This real-life spy thriller includes behind-the-scenes accounts from actual analysts, targeters and operatives, who testify to the disagreements, frustrations, tragedies and triumphs that marked this fascinating and painful chapter in American history. The film also offers extensive, rarely seen footage of al-Qaeda training and propaganda videos, including digital suicide notes from terrorists who had dedicated their lives to jihad, which CIA officers studied closely on a daily basis.

The first part of Manhunt chronicles the frustration of many in the CIA who first targeted bin Laden in the early 1990s and felt their intelligence was falling on deaf ears. The film draws on the recollections of a group of female analysts known as The Sisterhood, the first officers to pinpoint intelligence that proved not only the existence of al-Qaeda, but evidence that Osama bin Laden was its leader. These dedicated analysts/officers such as Cindy Storer, Nada Bakos, Susan Hasler and Barbara Sude began with a blank slate and worked deliberately to piece together disparate fragments of information to get a clearer picture of al-Qaeda.

The second half of the documentary continues to follow the analysts while introducing on-the-ground operatives who were empowered to turn intelligence into plans of action. Central to those plans was the return of operative Marty Martin, a former senior CIA case officer in the Middle East, who became the day-to-day manager commanding the CIA’s worldwide operations against al-Qaeda and the search for bin Laden.

Manhunt was produced and directed by Greg Barker, based on the book by Peter Bergen, who also executive produced along with Sheila Nevins; senior produced by Nancy Abraham and produced by John Battsek and Julie Goldman.

About HBO Latin America

HBO Latin America is the premium television network leader that, in addition to being recognized for the quality and diversity of its original programming, films and documentaries, also provides services with the highest technology in SD and HD formats in more than 24 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean through its channels HBO, HBO2, HBO Signature, HBO Plus, HBO Family, HBO HD, HBO Caribbean, HBO On Demand, HBO GO, Cinemax, MAX, MaxPrime and MAX HD.