As focused as this superbly conceived examination of New York Times reporter Nicholas D. Kristof is on its subject, filmmaker Eric Metzgar has a much greater arena in mind in this multilayered exploration of journalism than just the work and impact of the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist. Tracking Kristof as he traveled to the Congo to report on the conflict and desperate poverty besieging the African republic - where 5.4 million have died in the last decade as a result of the unceasing and convoluted warfare over territory, resources and tribal hatred. In an attempt to put this crisis on the international radar, as he did with his articles on Darfur, the film immerses us in a discussion of the ways this kind of reportage reaches the public, effects change, and creates a humanitarian response. He knows that statistics deaden his readers' compassion, so to get the world to care Nick goes in search of a single individual whose story will reflect the country's desperate crisis and mobilize readers worldwide.
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