Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry is an extraordinary inside look at Character and moral leadership during a time of national crisis. Loosely based on Douglas Brinkley's best-selling book Tour Of Duty, this incredibly intimate film delves into the life of John Kerry and focuses on the key events that made him a national figure and the man he is today. The film places particular emphasis on his bravery during the Vietnam War and his courageous opposition to the war upon his return.
Director George Butler has known Senator Kerry since 1964 and in 1969 began photographing him, in an effort to document his life and career. Using his unique collection of images, the film weaves together Butler's photography with archival material, interviews with Kerry's closest associates as well as contemporary footage of him at home and abroad. More than a biography of John Kerry, Going Upriver is the story of an American generation that came of age in the tumultuous '60s and that has now come to national leadership at the beginning of a new century - when issues of war and morality once again hold center stage. (forgalmazó hivatalos szövege)