Film

Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms

2007 · 1h 30m · Documentary

IMDb

8.9

DEALING AND WHEELING IN SMALL ARMS is a political documentary on the uncontrolled widespread of small arms, which rule and ruin the lives of a growing number of people in developing countries. Through the eyes of different experts whose lives depend on small arms, the film shows the causes and impact of the trade—both legal, 'grey' and illegal—in small arms and its ammunitions, in particular in regions where the European Union and the United Nations are active, such as former Yugoslavia and Congo. Especially interesting for the western audience, the film shows how brokers—often under some 'organized' legal cover—buy weapons collected by the EU and NATO during their mission in Bosnia. These brokers transfer the weapons directly to African battlefields where they continue their killing lifespan unhindered.

Vanessa Redgrave

Narrator

• Sander FranckenDirector
• Joost SchrickxWriter
• Josh LaceyWriter

Release date

January 4, 2007

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary