Sergio (2020) - full transcript

So, what do you wish me to say?

We're gonna have new staff members
watch this video on their first day.

I see. Some, uh...

some spontaneous wisdom, right?

How you came to be
High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Oh, my God. But you realize

I can't summarize 34 years
in three minutes.

Maybe tell us where you served.

Cambodia, Timor, Bosnia.

Lebanon, Rwanda.

You are asking me to recount my life.



But I suppose it’s, uh...

It's intended to be...

inspirational.

Right?

Absolutely.

Okay.

Hi.

My name is Sergio Vieira de Mello.
I'm Brazilian,

and I'm presently the UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights.

This organization

is the best opportunity you'll have
in your life of achieving your dreams.

But never forget...

the real challenges and the real rewards
of serving the United Nations

are out there in the field.



Where people are suffering,

where people need you.

Help! I can't see.

We should get out of here now!

Sergio?

Sergio?

Sergio?

Sergio.

-Mi amor.
-Shh.

Stay calm!

Everybody out.

Stay against the wall.

Down the hall.

Get out!

Te amo, mi amor.

So, Bush is going to want you in Iraq.

We are going to Rio, that's for sure.

I know about Rio.

But I know you,

you can say no to everybody.

Kofi, Bush.

All of them.

Do you want me to show you?

Repeat after me.

No.

No.

-No.
-No.

- Sergio!
- Sergio.

So I just met President Bush,

and he explained the position
of the United States,

and I reminded him of the position
of the United Nations on this issue.

I don’t think anyone can predict
what the human cost of a war will be,

but it will be high...

by definition.

Ladies and gentleman,
welcome to Baghdad International.

Current temperature
is 43 degrees Celsius. Clear skies.

Just wanted to wish you guys good luck.

My fellow citizens, at this hour,

American and coalition forces are in
the early stages of military operations.

The attack came in waves.

Cruise missiles, followed by
the F-117 stealth bombers.

The statue of Saddam Hussein down,

and as it collapsed, a great roar

came out from the crowd.

There it goes.
It has fallen down to the ground.

The crowd is going mad,
rushing towards it.

They've been pelting it with stones.

We thank all the citizens of Iraq
who welcomed our troops.

- Sergio!
- Sergio, over here.

The tyrant has fallen,

and Iraq is free.

Welcome to Baghdad.

- Nice to meet you again.
- Good to see you again. How are you?

Sergio, as the president made
any commitments towards peace in Iraq?

A free Iraq will be ruled by laws,
not by a dictator.

A free Iraq will be peaceful
and not a friend to terrorists

or a menace to its neighbors.

Brazilian diplomat
Sergio Vieira de Mello has been sent here

to find out what role
the United Nations can play

in an Iraq run by the United States.

The Secretary General's Special Envoy,
with his long experience in trouble spots,

is treading carefully
in this difficult political landscape,

working with, rather than against, the US

while he tries to gain the trust
of Iraqis.

All right, he's clear.

Papers please.

They're good!

Let 'em through. He's good.

We saw those riots
where people were complaining

that the US wasn't delivering the power
and the services that they have promised.

Or if they believe that the United States
is not going to make good

on its promises
to build true democracy in Iraq,

this whole reconstruction effort
could go up in smoke.

Other nations in history
have fought in foreign lands...

and remain to occupy and exploit.

Americans, following a battle...

want nothing more than to return home.

Get back! Get back! Get back!

Get out!

Look at this, Sergio.

Get out! Get! Not gonna say it again!

It doesn't look very welcoming.

Does it?

This is Baghdad, Sergio, not Saint-Tropez.

- Stay here.
- What the hell are you doing?

Sergio...

-How are you?
-Good to see you.

Pleasure to meet you.

You know where we're at?

This is the plan.
Looks like we're all on the third floor.

Carolina.

-Yes?
-Just up here on the right.

You and your economics team.

Sergio.

-What happened?
-Ten minutes. Talk in ten minutes.

-Here you go.
-Thank you.

You're welcome.

Here we are.

Here we are.

Sergio,

you still think you can walk away
after four months?

I do.

No, the helmet stays.

What is going on? Gaby!

Sergio, what did you say to that guard?

Hey, are you okay?

You hear me?

Liberator Base,
this is Liberator Seven, over.

Liberator Base, this is Liberator Seven.

Do you copy? Over.

If someone can hear me...

this is Von Zehle.

Tell my wife and daughter I love them.

I'm Army Master Sergeant Bill Von Zehle.

Can you hear me?

Yes.

I'm going to get you out of here.

Ah. I need you to stay awake now.

-Stay with me, okay?
-Yes.

You remember what happened?

Do you know where you are?

You're at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad.

UN headquarters.
There's been an explosion.

Don't let them pull us out.

Don't worry. We're going to get you out.

No, no, no, no.

Don't let them pull the mission out.

Jesus Christ.

You're Sergio de Mello.

- Are you ready?
- Yes, Nadya. Please bring everyone in.

On our drive in, I asked myself...

how would I feel...

if I saw foreign troops on the streets
of Rio de Janeiro, my hometown.

I wouldn't like it.

And I would want it to come to an end
very, very quickly.

I see our role here as one that supports
the Iraqi people

to replace the coalition
as soon as possible

and recover fully their sovereignty.

And we cannot associate ourselves

with that behavior
that we all saw on the streets.

- Sir.
- What have you got?

It's Sergio.

God damn it. He got a sit-down
with Ayatollah Sistani?

He's not supposed to take any initiative.
The UN works for us.

Sistani won't meet anyone.

I can't even get His Eminence
to return my calls.

How the hell did Sergio make that happen?

I don't know, sir.
He just went and did it.

UN envoy Sergio de Mello conferred today

with Iraq's most powerful
religious leader, Ayatollah Sistani,

in what could be a political breakthrough
leading to early elections

and an end to the US occupation.

Since arriving in Iraq,
de Mello has crisscrossed the nation,

listening to ordinary citizens,
many of whom are out of work

and increasingly desperate.

-Yes?
-What I do?

Step back.

What I do? Starve?

- Sergio...
- Become a thief?

- No. You must not do that. No.
- Step back.

- I'm a university graduate!
- I understand.

With food shortages
on the rise,

frustration is at a boiling point.

We need to reopen the bridges
and get people back to work

so they can get across town,

get in their taxi, in their car, and...

-go through gates without being detained.
-All good?

-King Abdullah is confirmed for Tuesday,
-Mm-hmm.

then to Tehran for President Khatami.

-Okay. Thank you, Lynn.
-You're welcome.

There are some who feel like...

I'll need a list
of passengers for the flight.

...they can attack us there.

My answer is, bring 'em on.

We've got the force necessary
to deal with the security...

I can't believe these guys
are going to reopen Abu Ghraib.

-Nadya.
-Yeah.

How many detainees?

Thousands. They raid homes every night.

Jesus Christ.

This place is a powder keg.

Check this out, Sergio.

They tell me the guards painted
this graffiti themselves

so the prisoners would know
what was to come.

We came as liberators, my friend.

Yes. Uh...

the Iraqi people deserve better
than Saddam Hussein.

-On that we can all agree.
-Absolutely.

That's why I'm, uh...

I must say...

I'm surprised, Paul,

to hear that you are rebuilding
Abu Ghraib.

We're mopping up resistance, Sergio.
We have to put people someplace.

Yes.

Yet the, uh...

the symbolism of, uh...

Saddam's torture chambers...

It's not the message
you want to send, Paul.

Let me worry about that, okay?

Sergio...

the White House likes you,

and the President too,

but surprises make Washington
very nervous.

How can I help?

Well,

you're meeting with...

Sistani for a start. That doesn't help.

It gives the impression
I'm not in control.

I see.

Listen, Paul.

My conversation with Sistani
went really well.

He can support the coalition

if we hold elections
under an Iraqi constitution.

We have our own plan for elections.

We gotta stabilize the situation.

It must be soon, Paul.

The longer you stay here,

the worse it will get. Please trust me.

This isn't East Timor.

You're not viceroy here, Sergio.

Welcome to the big leagues.

Did you agree on what role
the UN will play here?

Uh, my good friend Sergio
and I had a productive discussion

covering a range of issues.

We both agree
on a peaceful and free Iraq.

The role of the UN
is something we are working to define.

Good to see you, Paul.

- You too, Sergio.
- That's it, folks. No more questions.

Will there be any reopening of
the Abu Ghraib prison you can speak of?

Get back.

Get back!

Sergio! Sergio!

Sergio! Mr. De Mello.

Mr. De Mello.

You were with Paul Bremer at Abu Ghraib.

Is the UN just a cover
for the American occupation?

First of all, my friend,

I'm answering your question,

the UN, its Secretary-General,

and Sergio Vierira de Mello,
representing the Secretary-General,

are no tool and no cover for anyone.

All right?

Let's go, Sergio.

We are an independent organization.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan
and myself are independent.

From anyone.

So don't suggest for a second

we are here supporting the United States
or the coalition.

All right?

Thank you.

Pull together everything
we know about the occupation.

Roadblocks, detentions, torture,

Abu Ghraib, everything.

We will send a full dossier
to the Security Council tomorrow morning.

Let's do this. No time to waste.

Let's go.

- Let's add an appendix...
- Okay, I'll review it.

...to the economics section
with all the data.

Coffee?

Sugar?

Yes.

Three.

Perfect.

A little more coffee in your sugar?

Stir it.

This will be a long night.

We'll need a strong cover note
for the dossier.

We need to
tell the world what's happening here.

Wait.

Is this going public,
or is it just for the Security Council?

Only for the Security Council.

The Americans are going to go nuts
with this.

-Sergio--
-No, let's not make it worse. No.

Rio de Janeiro.

Very soon.

Can you move your leg, Sergio?

Can you move any parts of your body,
other than the ones I've seen?

- No.
- No? It's okay.

I just want to know. Don't--

Just stay relaxed. Stay relaxed.

-We're just talking here.
-My arm...

My arm is...

That's Bremer.

Paul.

What can I do for you?

Sergio, that was, uh,
quite a performance you had there.

No tool,

no cover for anyone not here...

supporting the occupation.

I honestly believe
this serves both our interests, Paul.

If the Iraqis know the UN is independent,

then the elections we supervise
will be seen as legitimate.

And if the elections are legitimate,
Paul, then...

then we can all go home.

I've decided there won't be any elections,

not until we're ready.

Yes, I...

I also decided something
I needed to share with you.

Tomorrow morning,

we'll send the Security Council
a full dossier concerning the occupation

and its many human rights violations,
Paul.

You know what? Hang on, hang on.
Pull over.

Pull over. Give me one second.

Paul?

A dossier to the Security Council?
You can't do that, Sergio.

With all due respect, Paul,
you have no authority

to tell me what I can or cannot do.

The Security Council mandate
is very clear.

You're here to support our effort
to stabilize and rebuild Iraq.

-That's the only reason you're here.
-The only reason I'm here

is because you broke it,

and you have no idea

-how to put it back together again.
-Sergio...

you're an ambitious guy.

Yeah, attacking the US

isn't the best way
to become the next Secretary-General,

I can tell you that.

Goodbye, Paul.

Well...

that went well.

I thought so too.

Security-wise, there will be three.

There's going to be Gil and Sergio.

We might stay overnight
if something happens, okay?

-Thank you, Nadya.
-Thank you.

Thank you.

Carolina, here's the economics
section with all your final notes.

Thanks.

Wow.

It's... all here.

Call a press conference for 9:00 a.m.,
before DC wakes up.

A press conference? We're going public?

Yes, we are.

The world has a right to know
what's going on here.

Okay.

Okay.

Sergio...

no more Oval Office visits for you.

No.

I suppose not.

What happened?

- What happened?
- We're going to get you out.

I promise you.

Gil?

You two know each other?

Are you...

Gil?

All right.

They're coming right now.

Gil?

Please talk to me.

Please talk to me.

Please fucking talk to me.

Hey, Gil? Gil, are you okay?

Gil?

Liberator Base, this is Liberator Seven.

I have two survivors

inside the building near the ground level,
under the pancaked portion of the roof.

- Do you copy?
- My girls.

How are my girls?

I've got a daughter too.
They're pretty special, huh?

Liberator Base, I have survivors.
I repeat, I have survivors.

Please acknowledge. Over.

Liberator Base,
this is Liberator Seven. Do you copy?

Over.

Damn.

How is my team?

How is everybody?

How is Carolina?

How is Carolina?

-You're alone.
-What?

What?

You're alone.

-No bodyguard today.
-Oh.

I, uh...

I snuck out.

I'm sure when he notices I'm missing,
he'll...

he'll come running.

Are you missing?

Maybe.

I'm Sergio.

-Sergio. Sergio de Mello.
-Yeah.

Well, you're not allowed to go missing.

Huh.

Nothing quite like the sound
of a Kalashnikov in the morning.

I guess our ceasefire
has yet to take hold.

It's an LMG version.
Six hundred rounds per minute.

I need to get back. Maybe you do too.

Who are you?

What's your name?

I can't protect you like that.

-Did you hear this?
-Yeah.

At least you have to let me know
where you are.

I know. I'm sorry. It came from there,
I think. Right in the woods.

-The bushes.
-Let's go.

Come on. Let's go.

We'll take him to the collection point.

Sergio! Sergio!

Give me six inside.

Hey, guys, set me up a perimeter
all the way around.

Get these walking wounded out of here!

Stay where you are.

Lynn?

I'm so sorry!

You guys post up here.
Nobody gets through.

Go, go, go!

We have this breaking news
to tell you about.

There has been a blast
at UN Headquarters in Baghdad.

It happened at the Canal Hotel.

An unknown number of wounded
are there now,

and there are medical choppers apparently
hovering above.

A massive rescue effort underway
to extract dozens of people

possibly still trapped inside
the UN Headquarters.

One side of that building looks
like it's suffered considerable damage,

completely collapsing on one wall there.

Some people reporting windows shattered
as far as a kilometer away.

Hold on, brother.

Hold on.

They'll get us out soon.

I don't believe
in being fashionably late either.

No. For a diplomatic meeting, never.

So there are some occasions
that call for being late?

Oh, yes. Of course.

Depending on the situation.

My mother taught me always keep them
waiting and leave them wanting more.

I'm Carolina, by the way.

Carolina Larriera, from Argentina.

Quit Wall Street to come out here
and change the world.

Economic advisor
to our transitional government.

- You do your homework.
- Absolutely.

That's something my mother taught me.

Okay. I see.

Carolina...

what do you think of our prospects?

I think if you do your job,
I will do mine.

- Sergio, he's here.
- That's not what I meant.

- I know.
- He's here, Sergio.

Excuse me.

General Gusmao.

Nice to finally meet you.

It's an honor and a privilege
to serve East Timor.

Mr. de Mello, I've heard a lot about you.

The world's Mr. Fix-It
they call you, right?

It's not like that.

Over time, we've developed

certain modalities
for conflict resolution.

What modalities
do you envision for us, Mr. de Mello?

Well, a total ceasefire for a start.

You know, I recently met
with the prime minister of Cambodia,

and he told me to beware of you guys.

He told me that the UN ran around
his country for two years

and left nothing behind.

There is a different side to that story.

And if you'll allow me
to introduce you to our...

transitional government.

This is, uh, Gil Loescher,

-our Deputy Administrator.
-Gusmao, nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you.
-Daniel Travers, Finance Minister.

Doctor Faith Abujia, Minister of Health.

No, I'm sorry.

I apologize.

You have quick fixes
for complex issues, don't you?

Indonesia wants to wipe my country
off the map.

We don't have time for UN modalities

that led to the death
of millions in Bosnia and Rwanda

while UN peacekeepers simply watched.

You can't judge what you don't know.

We've learned from our mistakes.

Of course. Now you need a success story.

We've fought for our independence
for 24 years

We're not going to be your experiment.

By the way, uh...

this...

this is worn by elders...

and respected leaders only.

How are you?

I...

I think I may be here longer than planned.

Always leave them wanting more.

And what else did your mother teach you?

Um...

To beware of wandering married men.

So you did your homework?

Absolutely.

See you around.

The most powerful official in UN history.

Now the question is...

what to do with all that power?

Well, yeah.

You had it coming, you know.

Getting ripped a new asshole
in front of everybody.

I'm sure you enjoyed it.

If I was General Gusmao,
you know what I'd think?

I'd think Sergio Vieira de Mello

is here to cut a deal
with the Indonesians, sell out the rebels,

and declare another victory quickly.

You wouldn't think that.

And he was right to bring up Cambodia.

Still no justice for two million dead.

leng kept his promise.

At least on the refugees.

Stop! Stop!

- Oh, shit.
- Stop, stop!

- Calm down.
- We're the UN.

I have family. Please don't shoot.

Okay. Yes, yes, yes.

Please don't shoot!

Yes.

All right.

Stay together. Do as they say.

Okay.

Ieng Sary.

All he has to do is nod his head
and we're dead.

Stay here.

What the hell are you doing? Sergio?

- It's all right. It's okay.
- What?

Careful.

May 10th,

1968,

The Night of Barricades.

What the hell is going on?

They were together in Paris.

Students at the Sorbonne.

The Sorbonne. Of course. Why not?

So...

Sergio de Mello.

The revolutionary.

You declared the Sorbonne...

to be the people's university.

Yes, I did.

And I still have a scar

to prove it. Our...

our revolution was crushed.

The choice was to succumb...

or to embrace the armed struggle.

I don't believe in demanding
the impossible anymore,

but I'm going to do the best I can

to bring those refugees back home.

You know what?

It still fascinates me.

Ieng and I...

at a certain point of our lives...

we were very similar.

You're... you're...

unbelievable.

-We were.
-No, unbelievable.

I have a title for your autobiography.

War Criminals...

My Friends.

Gil...

you are my conscience.

Yeah.

Well, I wish you'd listen to it sometimes.

More?

Sure.

-Bring the bottle.
-Yes.

This is Sergio de Mello.
He has a meeting with General Gusmao.

No. We don't allow anyone
to meet our leader today.

He's the administrator of East Timor.

No. We not allow anyone
to meet our leader today.

Okay.

Good morning.

How are you?

I'm good.

I'm Sergio Vieira de Mello.

I have a meeting scheduled
with General Gusmao

for now.

Could you please tell him I'm here?

Wait.

How do you spell your name?

D-E.

D-E.

M-E-L-L-O.

Thank you.

You must wait.

He's a soldier...

just following orders.

- This is gonna take forever.
- Yeah.

Gaby, I think I...

I'm going to walk.

Okay.

-I'll find you.
-Just let me know if, uh...

if he comes back.

Okay. I will.

Good morning.

-How are you?
-I'm good.

What fruit is this?

It's areca.

That one you chew?

You chew and your mouth gets red.

I'd never seen it before.

Good morning.

Sergio.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

I should ask you the same.

Well, I'm, um...

I'm...

waiting.

I'm waiting for the General.

I see.

Yeah.

How will you win him over?

I don't know.

I really don't. I mean...

Hm.

Well, I think he has to understand
that I'm not his enemy.

I have no idea how to do it.

Yup.

Listen, I was just about to leave,
but I think...

I think I have to show you something,
if you have time.

Well...

I think I have time.

Okay.

You know,
sometimes change starts small.

This is the Bobometo Collective,
our pilot project.

We give these women start-up loans.

They do the rest.

People want to work. They want dignity.

- This is Veronica.
- Veronica.

Claudia.

And so finally they can earn a living
by doing what they've done for centuries.

This project really shows
the power of microfinance.

Our goal is to have...

many more like this one
around the country.

This is Senhorinha.

She lost everything, including
two sons, killed by the militia.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I think you'd like to talk to her.

She's very special.

Senhorinha.

Good morning. How are you?

Good morning. I'm well.

Hi, Sergio.

Are you Portuguese?

No, I'm Brazilian.

Why are you here?

I'm here to administer Timor,

but for a short period.

Welcome.

We have been waiting
for the future to arrive.

What do you want most for your future?

If I tell you what I want...

I don't think you would understand.

Really? I can make an effort to try.

I really want to know.

My whole life...

I worked the land.

Today,

my land,

my family,

they are all dead.

I don't have anything.

You know what I want?

I want to go up into the sky...

and become a cloud.

Then travel through the sky

to the place where I was born.

And when I get there,

fall like rain.

Then...

stay forever...

on my soil,

on my land.

I completely understand what you want.

So,

tell the world to see us

the way we are.

We want to be seen.

All of us.

You want to be seen.

Can I give you a hug?

Thank you. Thank you.

How beautiful what you just told me.

Any news?

-Here?
-Yes.

-I love this rain.
-It rains every day at the same time?

-I was--
-It's the best.

Listen, um,

I was...

I was really impressed.

Thank you.

- Thank you.
- Sergio!

Thank you.

-Thank you.
-Sergio!

I have a message from General Gusmao.

-I'll wait in the car.
-Yeah.

He wants the president of Indonesia
to apologize.

For 24 years of war.

And...

he wants full independence for East Timor.

It's impossible.

You're good. Go!

-Here! Right now!
-I got it!

Get them up.

There you go. Sit right here.
There you go. Easy, easy, easy.

There you go, there you go.

Okay? Hold that right there.
That's it. There you go.

Where is Sergio?

I don't know.

Where is Sergio?

Oh, Jesus.

Hey!

- Hey!
- You need any help down there?

Hell, yes.
Have you got any experience?

New York City Fire Department.

- Well, get down here, buddy.
- I'm coming, brother.

- Roger that.
- Help is coming.

Now. Now.

-All right. I'm Andre.
-I'm Bill. Boy, am I glad to see you.

All right.

I've got two survivors.

This is Gil. He's lucid. BP, 100/60.

Beneath him,

Sergio. Also lucid.

BP 90/60.

Both pinned from the hips down.

I used my only IV on Gil.

We need to extract him first.

- That doesn't sound good.
- My comms are down.

I'm calling. I'm getting zero response.

Army Corps of Engineers,

they've got the equipment we need
at Baghdad Airport.

Use my call signal, Nomad Two.

You call my guys,

and they can get it done.

Nomad Base, this is Nomad Two.

Nomad Two, this is Nomad Base. Go ahead.

You've always managed to defy the odds.

- So far.
- We need an extraction team

and extraction equipment.

-I need you to give me a hand.
-Get him up.

Copy that.
We'll start looking for the gear now.

- Come right here, miss.
- You should go.

We're going to get you up
and in the truck right here.

Sit in the back of the truck.

Okay? Sit in the truck.
You're in the back.

- Watch your head.
- You okay?

Slide your legs in.

- You're good.
- You are going home.

Sergio!

All right.

Sergio!

There's someone out there.

Sergio!

Hello?

- It's Gaby.
- He's out there.

Sergio!

Where are you?

I'm here!

Are you okay?

Yes, I'm fine!

Hey. Gaby, we need water.

We need IV solutions.

We're also waiting
on our heavy equipment.

-Yes.
-We're running out of time.

Can you light a fire under somebody's ass?

-Of course.
-Go!

- Gaby?
- Yes?

How is Carolina?

And all the others?

It's good.

Everyone is good, Sergio.
Everyone is good.

Don't worry.

I'll get the water now.

He said it's okay.

He's lying.

He's lying.

- You don't need to do this now.
- I've got it, Gil.

It's too rushed.

- Please, not now.
- Wait, Sergio.

I did not come halfway around the world
to take orders from--

Go on.

From a Timorese rebel
with a high school education.

We were sent here to run East Timor.

-We were sent here to run...
-We know what we're doing.

...East Timor for the moment.

Oh, I see. So we all give up power
to the Timorese, except for you.

-Is that it?
-If you don't like it...

-I don't like it.
-...you're free to go.

-You're free to go. Then go.
-I don't like it.

All right, everyone.

So...

We were sent here as overlords.

But I really hope...

we can leave as respected colleagues.

From now on,

we take our orders directly from you.

Because what we are about to do here...

is really important.

We are about to build

the first new nation of the 21st century.

So let's get together.

Stand up. Come here. Come closer.

Let's introduce ourselves, please.

Gil, why don't you introduce yourself?

My name is Gil Loescher and, um...

I work for the UN.

This part is secret.

Go over there.

"His life is the pursuit
of a pursuit forever.

It is the future that creates his present.

All is an interminable chain of longing."

The Escapist.

This goes perfectly...

with ovos Mexidos.

Your boys, how old are they?

The oldest is, um...

twenty-two.

Twenty-one.

And the other one is 19 now.

And how often do you see them?

Not often enough.

Stop!

Oh, you kids!

Hi, Grandma.

Shrimp moqueca with red palm oil.

Where did you get it?

From Bahia.

For you, my son.

I'm so happy I'm here.

How was the beach?

The water was great.

So good to see you here
with the kids.

The United Nations
started returning

400,000 Cambodian refugees,

part of a peace deal with the notorious
Khmer Rouge that no one thought possible.

Boys, come eat!

-Speak English with your grandma.
-I'm sorry.

Don't be sorry. It's not your fault
if your daddy didn't teach you Portuguese.

Nor that your grandma,
the wife of a diplomat,

can't speak French.

Who told you I can't?

Mm-hmm!

You're going to love it!

Look at the size of this shrimp.

Pass me the spoon.

Tell them what this is.

This is from
Lurdes' hometown, Salvador.

It's called moqueca, and it's probably
the best Brazilian food

-you'll ever have...
-Adrien.

-...in your--
-Dad.

- It's--
- Okay.

I'm sorry, Papa.

I'm just not very hungry right now.

What?

I'm allergic to shrimp.

Since when?

Since always, Papa.

We married young...

and we decided
to give the boys a stable home...

with their mother in Geneva.

My work is in--

My work is in the field.

Hello.

Yeah.

It's okay.

Yeah, I'll be there.

Thank you.

Yes.

When I'm on a mission, I...

I know what part

I am to play...

in order to get the job done
within a certain time frame.

I think I'm not very good at...

indefinite assignments.

And now?

We're having breakfast.

What are we doing now?

We are about to indulge ourselves.

I have a song for you.

- You can't get in.
- Come on. Let me in.

I need to get in! I need to get in!

Please just let me in!

- You can't.
- Come on!

What are you doing?

Under no circumstances should any Muslim

or sane person
resort to the United Nations.

The UN is nothing
but a tool of crime.

We are being massacred every day,

while the United Nations sits idly by.

Do you want some tea?

Is your brother with you?

Papa, he's-- Well, Adrien is...

Yes, you are busy.

I understand.

I love you.

Your brother too.

Thank you.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

-I'm sure I don't need to tell you this--
-But you're going to anyway.

We are reaching out to the same government

that was slaughtering
the Timorese for decades.

Are you sure you're all right?

You know what I want?

What?

I want to fall from the sky...

like rain...

and remain forever...

in the place where I belong.

Sergio.

What the fuck did you just say?

-Please.
-Thank you.

Mr. de Mello...

you asked for this meeting.

Yes. Yes, I did.

Mr. President, um...

I'm here...

because the people of East Timor,
in a plebiscite,

chose to be independent.

That's how they want to be seen...

by the rest of the world.

And for the 24 years
of Indonesian domination,

and the 200,000 lives lost...

they want you to apologize.

Excuse me?

Yes.

I'm sorry to deny you
a diplomatic breakthrough,

but the world is not that simple.

Sometimes it is.

The age of occupation is over,

Mr. President.

They just want to be...

acknowledged as what they are.

Because the way you look at them...

will determine the way the whole world

will look at you.

Are you okay?

Look.

Go faster

What?

Go faster!

I love you.

It's been abandoned
since the Civil War.

See this?

You can barely see.

The Portuguese built this in 1515,

and they were hoping to find
the Spice Islands.

They all came and left.

The Dutch, the Portuguese.

Now us.

So the Indonesians are going to apologize?

It seems so, yes.

Timor will be free?

Yeah.

Our work here is--

It's almost complete.

You don't have to do that.

The mission is almost over,
isn't it?

I know what I want for my life, Sergio.

I'm not going to wait for you
to decide what you want for yours.

Don't go.

My guys called the base commander.

They even tried Bremer's office.

Can't locate the gear anywhere.

Any other city in the world

and these guys are evac'd by now,
you know that.

What a shitshow.

Bill...

There's nothing else coming...

is there?

It doesn't look that way, no.

So what actually happened?

Don't know.

Truck bomb.

But why the UN?

Soft target.

Keep it moving. Come on.

It doesn't look very welcoming...

does it?

This is Baghdad, Sergio, not Saint-Tropez.

Stay here.

Sergio.

Hey.

What's he doing?

Welcome, sir.

- Absolutely.
- I'm sure you understand.

Yes, sir. All right, on me!

They want us out.

-Who wants us out?
-The UN guy.

He says he doesn't want
the locals to think

the UN is part of the occupation.

We wouldn't want that, would we?

Snipers too.

Snipers too?

Okay.

Are you fucking kidding me?

Is that all you got?

Sorry, boss. That's it.

Don't you love the army?

Are you fucking kidding me?

The most powerful army on earth...

and this is the best you can do?

The best they could do was to put tanks
guarding our headquarters.

Take it up!

-What the fuck were you thinking?
-What the fuck are you talking about?

You weren't thinking.

The moment we got to Baghdad,

you put all our lives at risk.

I made a decision.

Good decision, Sergio.

Which is more than you ever do.

Fuck you.

-Fuck you.
-Everybody try to stay positive, okay?

We'll try to stay positive
as you fill your purse with rocks.

Fuck you, Gil.

Fuck!

Let's go!
Start it up!

Sergio, did you really just tell
the guards to leave?

I did, Lynn, yes.

We need to assess
the security situation.

I take full responsibility.

Full responsibility.

Qabush,
can you please close the door?

We have no choice

but to work with the Americans.

But we cannot hide

behind their wall of armor.

I must say...

it's now...

more clear to me than ever

why we're here...

and why I asked you, my colleagues,
my friends, to join me on this mission

and why this mission requires
the very best...

of the United Nations diplomatic corps.

We are not here to fix Iraq...

or to tell its people what to do.

We have to face the Iraqi people openly.

Openly as ourselves, as the United Nations
because this is who we are.

And this is what we do best.

All right.
Do you have our election templates?

From Timor and Kosovo. We're ready.

All right, everyone.

Let's do this.

Enjoy Baghdad.

Gil?

Huh?

I'm sorry.

I'm so fucking sorry.

I'm sorry too.

You were right.

No.

I'm so sorry.

Thank you, Sergio.

Sir.

-Military police.
-Captain.

I just want to let you know
we found Sergio inside.

-Is he alive?
-He's alive, sir.

Let's get him out. Get him out.

Your team get him out...

How big of an explosion,
in other words, was this?

Well, the UN building in the Canal Hotel
is quite separate from other buildings.

The area is fairly, um...

-Mr. Marshall--
- It has a few--

Hold on one second because Paul Bremer,

the Chief US Administrator in Iraq,
is speaking right now,

and I want our viewers to hear
what he has to say.

As of this time, my dear friend Sergio...

is, uh, somewhere...

back there. We're doing everything we can
to get him out.

He may well have been
the target of this attack

which will only strengthen our resolve
to fight terror...

wherever we find it.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

As soon as we know anything, uh,

we'll let you know.

- Are you okay?
- It's getting harder to breathe.

I know, pal.

I need you to understand something.

What we need to do...

to get you out of here...

We're going to have to amputate
both your legs, Gil.

I know.

I've already given you the maximum dose
of morphine. Any more and it'd kill you.

You do whatever it takes to get us out.

Get me back to my family.

Yes, sir.

All right, buddy.

We'll get you out of here.

Okay.

We'll get you out of here.

All right, now.

- Wait, wait! Wait!
- Hold it.

Okay.

-Gil--
-Shh!

Do you wanna shut up?

Wait. Wait.

Wait.

Just wait.

Forgive me.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

One, two, three, go.

- Stay right there.
- All right.

Sergio,

I'm coming back for you.

Just give me a minute.

Okay. Stay there.

All right. All right.

Okay, one...

Pull us up.

Go home, my friend.

Go home.

- Can you just wait for a minute?
- Yes.

-Of course. Sure.
-A minute. Thank you.

Hello.

Thanks for coming.

Tomorrow's the big day.

You must be very proud.

I am.

So, you say you have some papers for me?

Yes, I do.

Mm-hmm.

"All is an interminable chain of longing."

Sergio, this is beautiful.

Of course.

But...

can you tell me right now...

right now, what do you want?

Can you say that?

There's this...

spot...

in Rio...

where an outcropping of rocks
meets the sea at...

Ipanema Beach.

It's called...

Arpoador.

This is a place where my father...

used to take me

when I was a child.

And it's a place...

still today I return the moment
I arrive in Rio.

I want to go back home.

I want to go back to Brazil.

To Arpoador.

I want to stop...

being what people expect me to be.

It seems easy, but...

it's not an easy thing for me to do.

-You should go and do that.
-Wait.

Look at me.

I want to see this country independent...

and free.

And I want you.

I really want you.

Look at me.

I really want you.

You'd better be fucking sure
'cause I want you too.

Steady.

Go!

Watch your step!

Come on!

Clear!

There you go. All right, buddy.

Y'all get ready to send them home.

Okay, they're going back in.

Get the stretcher ready.

-You need to leave the area now.
-I won't leave!

-I won't leave.
-Now!

Just don't stop me, please.

- You can't get through.
- I can't! I can't!

-I need to make it there, you understand?
-Listen--

-I need to go.
-You can't be here.

-Listen to me! Why are you stopping me?
-You have to go.

-It is too dangerous.
-Why? I need to find him.

I need to be with my Sergio.
Do you hear me?

-Sergio de Mello?
-Yes! I need to go.

Please let me go.

Go. Go.

Gaby?

Carolina!

-Gaby!
-Viens ici. He's here. Sergio's here.

-Up here.
-Can you show me?

-Can I see him?
-No.

But you can talk to him.

I'll show you.

He'll hear you.

Sergio, my love.

Are you there?

Sergio?

Sergio, my love, are you there?

Carolina?

Sergio?

Yes, he's there.

Sergio, my love, I am here!

Are you--

Are you--

Are you okay?

And the others?

I love you.

I love you.

Do you remember
that night in East Timor?

The night of independence.

That was good.

We did the right thing.

Listen, there are at least three
official parties tonight.

Bill Clinton wants you at his,
so does Kofi.

We're not going to any of those.

Okay.

I know what I want to do tonight.

- Of course.
- Okay.

-You stop it!
-Let's go.

Let's go.

Good night, Gaby. Bye-bye.

Ready?

Always.

Hey, all right, Sergio!

Te amo.

Te amo.

Ma'am,

we need you to clear the area.

Please.

Ma'am, we're bringing
the heavy equipment in.

We need you out of there.

-I'm bringing the heavy equipment in.
-I'm not leaving.

Carolina, It's better we go.

-I'm not leaving.
-You need to get out now.

Carolina, let's go now.
Let's go. It's better.

Military conflict could be difficult.

An Iraqi regime faced with its own demise

may attempt
cruel and desperate measures.

In a last ditch effort
to prevent war,

UN Envoy Sergio de Mello
was in the Oval Office today,

urging President Bush to work through
the Security Council

to abide by international law.

You ask questions
or do you want to hear from me?

So...

I just met President Bush,
and he explained

the position of the United States.

- And I reminded him--
- Sir, your table is ready.

Thank you. Bye-bye.

Bye, Sergio.

...what the human cost of a war...

Thanks.

You look beautiful.

Thanks.

Sorry I'm late.

No problem.

So...

Bush is going to want you in Iraq.

He didn't formally ask

but it's coming.

What are you going to do?

We are going to Rio,
that's for sure.

I know about Rio.

But I know you.

If I go,

it's going to be four months.

Tops.

And...

I'm only going if you're going.

Sergio, it's an illegal war

against everything you believe in.

The war is happening,

what I believe doesn't matter.

I know that.

I'm just saying it doesn't have to be you.

They can send anybody else.

-Who?
-I... I don't care.

Mi amor.

Bush will definitely owe you one.

And Kofi's term is almost up.

-Is that what--
-You know me.

I'm not thinking about that.

After Iraq,

we are going to Rio.

And you know what?

Soon I'll be leaving the UN,

and finish my dissertation.

And go back to academia.

The boys can come visit us.

The boys.

Your sons are not children anymore.

My mom will love meeting you.

Of course.

Yes. Because you're crazy.

You're both the same. Crazy.

I'm not picking it up.

Or you can just say no...

to everybody.

Kofi, Bush,

all of them.

-You wanna know how it's done?
-Yeah.

You wanna know?

Repeat after me.

-No.
-No.

No.

No.

No.

Are you okay, Sergio?

Hmm?

Hey, buddy.

You with me?

How we doing?

Are you a career soldier?

Me? No.

I'm a reservist.

Back home, I'm a fire chief.

Do you like it?

I run into burning buildings.

What's not to like?

He's bleeding internally.

Not enough time.

Sure there is.

Today, we share our shock and sorrow

at the loss of people we loved.

Raid,

Lynn,

Ihsan,

Emaad,

and Basim.

Reham,

Ranillo,

Rick,

Reza,

Jean-Selim,

Christopher,

Martha,

Fiona,

Nadya.

Finally, Sergio,

my dear friend.

Even to those

who didn't know you personally,

you were always just Sergio.

My message is very simple.

Never forget
the real challenges and the real rewards

of serving the United Nations
are out there in the field...

where people are suffering,

where people need you.

Good luck.

Welcome to the organization,

and here we are
to help you in any way we can.

All the best.

Okay.

Thank you.