In 1997, Osama bin Laden declared war on the USA and Pulitzer Prize winning Kiwi journalist and CNN correspondent Peter Arnett embarked on a mission to locate and interview him. Travelling to Afghanistan where he was blindfolded and driven to a secret location in the mountains by armed militia, Arnett engaged in a battle of words with bin Laden, lifting the lid on the Al-Qaeda founder’s chilling plans for the West. Following the dramatic events leading up to the interview, and the horrifying moment bin-Laden’s threats were realised in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, A War Story takes a fascinating and frightening journey into the heart of darkness.