War Correspondent Marie Colvin wasn't interested in the paraphernalia of warfare. She focused her attention on the human stories, on the people suffering through war. Her mission, to bear witness and speak truth to power. Paul Conroy accompanied Marie on her last mission as her photo-journalist partner for the Sunday Times: to Syria, where they were targeted by the regime. Through the bravery of ordinary Syrians and his own tenacity, Paul survived to tell his and Marie's story in an un-putdownable book, from which this film takes its title and its spirit.
The result is a stunning and moving account backed up by interviews and on-the-ground footage and cleverly reconstructed scenes, through which director Chris Martin creates a compelling story of a regime willing to use any force to silence dissent - even if that means killing journalists.
I came out of the screening moved and angry in equal measure. But mostly, it left me full of sympathy and admiration for ordinary Syrian people and for journalists who risk their lives to tell those people's stories. This is a story that everyone should know about.
The result is a stunning and moving account backed up by interviews and on-the-ground footage and cleverly reconstructed scenes, through which director Chris Martin creates a compelling story of a regime willing to use any force to silence dissent - even if that means killing journalists.
I came out of the screening moved and angry in equal measure. But mostly, it left me full of sympathy and admiration for ordinary Syrian people and for journalists who risk their lives to tell those people's stories. This is a story that everyone should know about.