Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power’s biography “Chasing the Flame,” the feature documentary film SERGIO presents the story of Sergio Vieira de Mello – a key diplomatic ambassador who may have witnessed more human suffering than any man of his generation. Described as a cross between James Bond and Bobby Kennedy, Sergio earned a reputation for descending into the most dangerous places, charming the worst war criminals, and protecting the lives of ordinary people to whom he’d devoted his life.
As shown in this captivating film directed by Greg Barker, produced by John Battsek and Julie Goldman, and edited by Karen Schmeer, from his birth in Rio de Janeiro in 1948 to his untimely and tragic death in Baghdad in 2003, Sergio Vieira de Mello led an extraordinary life, and he remains a shining example of how one person can impact the world.
I also highly recommend this MakingOf.com interview with Greg Barker.
Sergio remains available on Netflix here
