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John Kerry, right, talks to his friend David Thorne at a Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstration in Washington, D.C, in April 1971. The image is from a documentary film by George Butler titled 'Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry.' (AP Photo).

George Butler says he hasn't seen the ads that attack U.S. presidential hopeful John Kerry's record in Vietnam, noting that his documentary "Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry," was well under way before the commercials were first aired.

"It's about war and peace, it goes beyond being an anti-war film," he said on September 15 about "Going Upriver," which made its world premiere this week at the Toronto International Film Festival.

But when asked what he hopes audiences will take from the 90-minute profile of Kerry's war service patrolling the Mekong Delta on gunboats, and his subsequent role in the anti-war movement, he betrays more than a passing interest on getting the message out about his longtime friend.

"That John Kerry, contrary to some reports, served with distinction in Vietnam and was in ferociously heavy combat. I'd like to underline 'ferociously'," he said.

The film, one of a number with a political theme at this year's festival.

Relying on archived news footage and interviews with veterans, politicians and family members, Butler tells the story of Kerry's transformation from eager young soldier to committed anti-war activist.

With a general release date of Oct. 1, just a month before the Nov. 2 election, the film would seem to be ideally timed to have an impact on the final days of the campaign.

But the filmmaker, who admits he turned down a Hollywood studio that wanted to hold the movie until after the election and release it late in the year to cash in on Oscar buzz, said he doesn't think documentaries are a tool to influence people.

" Has 'Fahrenheit 9/11' thrown the election against George Bush? I don't think it has," he said.

"It's very hard to change the course of history and people's minds with a film."

Butler, who met Kerry as a college student in Massachusetts, had his first major success in 1977 with "Pumping Iron," the legendary documentary about then-unknown bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, now California governor.

Kerry himself only appears in "Going Upriver" through still photographs, news clips and old interviews, except for a silent shot at the very end of the film.

(Agencies)

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