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What an interesting story. Two kids who were sent to a madrassah in Paskistan by their father to learn the Quran were rescued by a team of filmmakers and a senator only to find out that they didn't need rescue. The filmmaker admitted that there were inaccuracies in his 3 year long film that they thought the madrassah was related to the Taliban and Osama. It turned out that the name of the facility was very similar to a madrassah across the street at which Osama gave a public speech before 9/11.

Are there any mistakes?
Thanks.

Optilang · Accepted Answer

......that they didn't need rescue.

.....that they didn't need rescuing/to be rescued

New2grammar · Answer

Thanks, Optilang. Is 3 year long film understood as a film that takes 3 years to make?

Marius Hancu · Answer

>Is 3 year long film understood as a film that takes 3 years to make?
Nope. It was produced 3 years ago.

Optilang · Answer

New2grammarThanks, Optilang. Is 3 year long film understood as a film that takes 3 years to make?

Sorry, I missed that one!

The filmmaker admitted that there were inaccuracies in his 3 year long film that they thought the madrassah was related to the Taliban and Osama.

Taken literally, this means that the film lasts for 3 years - clearly not the case.

The intended meaning is nor clear, it could be interpreted that the film was made 3 years ago or that it took 3 years to make.

I think, to make the meaning clear, you have to change the sentence to something like:

....there were inaccuracies in his film, which took 3 years to make, that they ..........

New2grammar · Answer

Thank you, MH and Optilang.

Marius Hancu · Answer

>Is 3 year ~~long~~ film
I missed that too. Strange. Strictly, IMO, it lasts for 3 years ...

Mister Micawber · Answer

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Is the senator a part of the 'team'? How many filmmakers? It is unclear as it stands. I have presumed that there is one of each, that it is a 'team' of two:

What an interesting story! A senator and a filmmaker rescued two kids sent by their father to a madrassah in Pakistan to learn the Quran, only to find out that they didn't need rescue. The filmmaker admitted that there were inaccuracies in his film, three years in the making. They thought the madrassah was associated with the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. It turned out that the name of the facility was very similar to a madrassah across the street, at which Osama gave a public speech before 9/11.

Actually, it is also unclear what the mention of the film has to do with the rest of the text.

New2grammar · Answer

Thank you, MM. There were a few filmmakers working together on that single documentary. No. The senator was not part of the team but he was involved in the rescue. I see why you are confused. I used the singular "The filmmaker somewhere in the story".

What's the difference between related to and associated with?

And I agree with you that the relationship between the film and the story is unclear. My bad.

Mister Micawber · Answer

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I see related to as either (1 ) a geneological phenomenon or (2 ) a logical conclusion come to by a third party. Associated with can be applied to many sorts of connections, from the contractual to the physical. There may be other opinions. The bottom line is that 'related' sounds odd to me here.
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