Sergio

Name: Sergio
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Released: April 17, 2020
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Alice Assef, Ana de Armas, Bradley Whitford, Brían F. O'Byrne, Clarisse Abujamra

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 17, 2020 | R

Starring: Alice Assef, Ana de Armas, Bradley Whitford, Brían F. O'Byrne, Clarisse Abujamra, Clemens Schick, Garret Dillahunt, Jak Boon, Jason Anthony, Pedro Hossi, Qutaiba Abdelhaq, Sameera Asir, Vithaya Pansringarm, Wagner Moura, Will Dalton

Summary: Charismatic and complex, Sergio Vieira de Mello (Wagner Moura) has spent the majority of his storied career as a top UN diplomat working in the world’s most unstable regions, deftly navigating deals with presidents, revolutionaries, and war criminals for the sake of protecting the lives of ordinary people. But just as he readies himself forCharismatic and complex, Sergio Vieira de Mello (Wagner Moura) has spent the majority of his storied career as a top UN diplomat working in the world’s most unstable regions, deftly navigating deals with presidents, revolutionaries, and war criminals for the sake of protecting the lives of ordinary people. But just as he readies himself for a simpler life with the woman he loves (Ana de Armas), Sergio takes one last assignment — in Baghdad, newly plunged into chaos following the US invasion. The assignment is meant to be brief, until a bomb blast causes the walls of the UN headquarters to come literally crashing down upon him, setting into motion a gripping life-or-death struggle. [Netflix]… Expand

Director: Greg Barker

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 118 min

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Polygon Karen Han

May 19, 2020

Barker’s obvious care and respect for his subject makes Sergio stirring to watch. But as Craig Borten’s script leans more and more on romance, the film flounders. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Odie Henderson

Apr 17, 2020

It’s an acting dream part and Moura’s more than up to the challenge. Read full review

Lindsey Bahr

Apr 16, 2020

You’re always waiting for the movie to really get going. It’s shot like a political thriller without the thrills. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Apr 8, 2020

Sergio’s intentions are pure, and the movie is pleasingly old-school in the way it merges political drama — and tragedy — with romance. Sometimes, though, the burden of playing a dedicated servant of the people appears to be too much for Moura: the performance feels stiff and stately, as if he’s considered every breath. Moura makes us see the gleaming role model, but it’s much harder to see the man underneath — and you can’t leave a legacy without first having had a heartbeat. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Apr 22, 2020

There’s no question there is much to admire about both Vieira de Mello and Moura’s soaring portrayal of him, but it’s all buried under the weight of a biopic too afraid to really show the truth about a flawed world, and a flawed man who loved it. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Apr 16, 2020

Sergio Vieira de Mello was, by all accounts, not a man who let fear of making the wrong decision stop him from acting decisively, and it’s a shame that the soft-edged romantic prevarications of Sergio prevent the film from embodying that same dynamism. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Apr 16, 2020

Sergio, a Netflix docudrama directed by Greg Barker from a banal screenplay by Craig Borten, catches flashes of his brilliance from time to time but scatters and dims them through a mosaic structure that’s ultimately no structure at all. Read full review

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alejandro970

May 23, 2020

Inspirado en hechos reales, el drama sobre el pacificador y negociador brasileño Sergio Vieira de Mello que influyó tanto para bien como para mal en guerras civiles y tratados de paz, y que relación tuvo con el incidente que le costo la vida. Puede ser un poco lenta al inicio pero se vaInspirado en hechos reales, el drama sobre el pacificador y negociador brasileño Sergio Vieira de Mello que influyó tanto para bien como para mal en guerras civiles y tratados de paz, y que relación tuvo con el incidente que le costo la vida. Puede ser un poco lenta al inicio pero se va volviendo absorbente.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Apr 30, 2020

Wanna know what's the biggest mistake of this film? That it takes its audience for fools and believes they will be more interested in a lazy romantic drama rather than the true figure of Sérgio Vieira de Mello.

And what I knew about him was tiny but definitely from what I could read, thisWanna know what's the biggest mistake of this film? That it takes its audience for fools and believes they will be more interested in a lazy romantic drama rather than the true figure of Sérgio Vieira de Mello.

And what I knew about him was tiny but definitely from what I could read, this doesn't do him justice at all.

Another Netflix option that isn't going anywhere.… Expand

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SamuelGN_22

Sep 17, 2020

Sergio is a rather boring drama most of the time, it is not entirely "abominable" because of the performances of the protagonists (Wagner Moura and Ana de Armas).

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rodrigosoaresam

Apr 18, 2020

The movie could be better. Too much time spend in some boring scenes. There are great attitudes that make Sergio a good character. I think that I could cry in the ending, but the plot was not developed to connect somehow with the audience.

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