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Blue Orchids (2017)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 48M

Director : Johan Grimonprez

Synopsis

In Blue Orchids, Johan Grimonprez creates a double portrait of two experts situated on opposite ends of the same issue—the global arms trade. The stories of Chris Hedges, a former New York Times war correspondent, and Riccardo Privitera, arms and equipment dealer for the now-defunct Talisman Europe Ltd, provide an unusual and disturbing context for shocking revelations about the industry of war. While interviewing Privitera and Hedges for Grimonprez’s recently released feature Shadow World (2016), it became clear that the two men were describing the same anguish and trauma, but from paradoxical perspectives. One has dedicated his life to unmasking lies, while the other has built his life on them. Both their personal and political histories gradually reveal the depths of suffering and duplicity, showing that the arms trade is a symptom of a profound illness: greed.

Actors

Crews

Johan Grimonprez
Johan Grimonprez
Director
Johan Grimonprez
Johan Grimonprez
Producer
Alex Szombath
Alex Szombath
Cinematography
Nicole Mackinlay Hahn
Nicole Mackinlay Hahn
Cinematography
Dieter Diependaele
Dieter Diependaele
Editor
Sarah d'Hanens
Sarah d'Hanens
Sound
Torsten Goddon
Torsten Goddon
Sound
Karsten Fundal
Karsten Fundal
Music