Category
Documentary
original title
Weapon of Choice
director
Fritz Ofner
production
Fritz Ofner Filmproduktion
country
Austria
format
HD, DCP
runtime
89 min
year
2018
broadcaster
ORF
language
English, German, Arabic
subtitles
English, German
genre
Economy, Society, Crime & Investigative
WEAPON OF CHOICE
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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