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Gwyneth Paltrow narrates the story of Welles Crowther, an equities trader known for saving at least ten lives during the September 11 attacks in NYC, during which he lost his own life. It includes interviews with Welles’ parents and sisters, and many of the survivors whom Welles saved including Ling Young, Ed Nicholls, Donovan Cowan, Ron DiFrancesco, Richard Fern, Donna Spera and Kelly Reyher. It also includes interviews with former Fire department of New York Commissioner Salvatore Cassano and architect Robert Siegel. Archival footage includes President Barack Obama at the World Trade Center Memorial’s opening ceremony, honoring Crowther and introducing his mother to speak. Lyle Lovett arranged and recorded the film’s original song “One Red Bandana”, written by Stive Linek.