Shadow World (Johan Grimonprez, Belgium/US, 2016)

Director Johan Grimonprez deploys powerful and sinister imagery in this adaptation of journalist Andrew Feinstein’s ominous, important book on the global arms trade. The film examines the disturbing recent history of the business of war, providing dark revelations about Saudi arms deals, the Iran-Contra scandal, the Iraq War, corrupt partnerships between governments and the munitions industry, and the privatization of war.

Part of the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival at the BAMPFA!