Category
Documentary
director
Fritz Ofner
production
Fritz Ofner Filmproduktion
country
Austria
format
HD, DCP
runtime
89 min
year
2018
broadcaster
ORF
language
English, German, Arabic
subtitled_versions
English, German
genre
Economy, Society, Crime & Investigative
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Synopsis

A cult object of Austrian invention and a bestseller in the USA and worldwide: the Glock. The semiautomatic rapid- fire weapon is one of Austria’s export hits, but not a lot about its questionable meaning reaches the public realm. Like a thriller, this investigative and precisely researched documentary reveals a globalized world in which power, money, violence and politics are intertwined in abysmal ways.

Festivals

  • "Documentary Competition", Diagonale, Austria (2018)
  • "F:ACT Awards Competition" CPH:DOX, Denmark (2018)
  • "Testimony on Politics Competition", Ji.hlava Film Festival, Czech Republic (2018)
  • Theatrical release in Austria September 28, 2018 (Polyfilm)

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"Fritz Ofner's engrossing, hypnotically digressive doc ..." VARIETY

"This masterful and precisely researched film is not a conventional current affairs programme but rather a much more immediate, cinematic and consequently more shocking insight into the global workings of arms trade. A must-see to understand this evil industry and all through the journey of one small hand gun - the Glock." Bertha DocHouse