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- Sergio
Director: Greg Barker Executive Producer: Andrew Ruhemann Producers: John Battsek, Julie Goldman A Silverbridge & Passion Pictures production for Storyville & HBO Documentary Films in association with Screen Pass Pictures, Impact Pictures & Motto PIctures. Based on the biography Chasing the Flame by Samantha Power, Sergio is the story of the United Nation’s go-to guy. A cross between James Bond and Bobby Kennedy, Sergio Vieira de Mello could descend into the most dangerous places, charm the worst war criminals, and somehow protect the lives of the ordinary people to whom he'd devoted his life. After a string of doomed relationships, he was about to finally settle down with the woman he loved. And then came the call: another crisis, and Sergio was the only man for the job. Persuaded by Kofi Anaan, Condoleezza Rice, and Tony Blair, Sergio reluctantly took up his post as U.N. ambassador to Iraq.On August 19, 2003, a bomb struck the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, marking a watershed moment in history. For the first time, the U.N. had become the target of terrorism. The news shocked the world. With visceral immediacy, filmmaker Greg Barker recreates the events of a day that will forever live in infamy. Harrowing testimony from Sergio’s fiancée and the military paramedics who risked their own lives to save him is interlaced with haunting footage shot on the day of the bombing and reenactments of the rescue attempt. Devastatingly powerful, Sergio paints a portrait of a man who gambled with his own life to restore dignity to the lives of others. www.sergiothemovie.com Everyone at Passion is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Karen Schmeer who did a brilliant job cutting our film SERGIO last year. Karen was lovely, funny, charming and all-round one of the nicest people we have ever worked with. She will be terribly missed but never forgotten. "Sergio is two movies, one that you expect and one that you don't, and that potent combination makes this a documentary of exceptional power..." Kenneth Turan, LA Times "With visceral immediacy, filmmaker Greg Barker recreates the events of a day which will forever live in infamy. Harrowing testimony from Sergio's fiancee and the military paramedics who risked their own lives to save him is interlaced with haunting footage shot on the day of the bombing and reenactments of the rescue attempt." IndieWIRE "A highly effective documentary which won't leave a dry eye in the house, Sergio could easily score some theatrical sales and will be a fixture at film festivals throughout the year." Screen International ''An unheralded hero gets his due in a powerful documentary….Sergio is two movies, one that you expect and one that you don't, and that potent combination makes this a documentary of exceptional power.'' Kenneth Turan, TIMES FILM CRITIC ''...after seeing Greg Barker's phenomenal film, no one will ever forget Sergio Vieira de Mello... Barker cuts together impeccably shot recreated footage, and an almost endless number of camera angles from news footage to recreate the day...in 90mins De Mello touches us so deeply that we mourn his death the same as his fiance, his mother, or any of the close colleagues of his life. Sergio Vieira De Mello is so extraordinary nothing can overstate the impact of his life. 'Sergio' is great film. Enjoy.'' Alan Bacchus, DAILY FILM DOSE ''Sergio is a stunning documentary with a personal element that entreats our inner most emotions that is simultaneously indicative of a larger problem that effects us all.'' Jim Rohner, ZOOM IN ONLINE
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