Charismatic, charming and complex, Sérgio Vieira de Mello was the world's go-to guy, a man who 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. The documentary tells the story of his most treacherous mission ever... a mission in which his own life hangs in the balance.
Editing
Seamless archive weaving—footage feels breathlessly alive.
Direction
Barker lets Sérgio's own words doom him. Brutal restraint.
Director
Greg Barker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sérgio's actual audio diaries were found damaged; restoration took months and became the film's spine.
Released months before the Oscar-winning narrative remake, this doc arguably has more emotional punch with zero Hollywood gloss.
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