Diverted
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| Written by | Tony Marchant |
| Directed by | Alex Chapple |
| Starring |
Shawn Ashmore David Suchet Joanne Whalley |
| Theme music composer | Gary Koftinoff |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Scott Garvie Laura Harbin Noel Hedges |
| Cinematography | Miroslaw Baszak |
| Editor(s) | Ralph Brunjes |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Big Tree Productions Pope Productions Shaftesbury Films |
| Distributor | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Diverted is a 2009 CBC made-for-TV miniseries. The film was directed by Alex Chapple based on the screenplay by Tony Marchant. Diverted is a fictionalized account inspired by what actually happened to the people of Gander, Newfoundland, and the passengers and crews on the airliners diverted by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) during the 9/11 attacks.
On September 11, 2001, as information seeps out about the 9/11 attacks on America, the FAA begins directing all remaining aircraft in the air to nearby airports, completely clearing the skies. A total of 39 transatlantic flights at or near their "point of no return" (AKA point of safe return) are diverted to the nearest airport in Canada, Gander, Newfoundland. The anxious passengers leaving on business and vacation trips have no idea why their flights are being sent to a remote town in Canada. With wild rumours spreading, one British airliner's crew tells the passengers what is known, that a terrorist attack has taken place in the United States.
Personal stories emerge, with Mike Stiven (Shawn Ashmore), the Air Traffic Controller at Gander meeting and falling in love with Alia Ramaswami (Anita Majumdar), a woman on one of the diverted airliners. Like many other passengers, New Yorker Samuel Stearn (David Suchet) is desperate to contact his son, who was in the World Trade Center. Marion Price (Joanne Whalley) and Andrew Tyler (Colin Buchanan) are other passengers who are brought together by their shared experiences.
The town of Gander mobilizes in Operation Yellow Ribbon to welcome the stranded passengers and crews, finding food and accommodations for everyone. Even years later, the connection between the stranded British, European and American travellers with their Canadian hosts remains strong.
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