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Shadow World
🎬 Movie

Shadow World

2016 · 94 min Documentary History
7.4 / 10 · TMDB

A web of defense contracts, clandestine meetings, and offshore bank accounts reveals its true nature. The film traces century-old ties between governments, corporations, and merchants of death, whose shadowy deals dictate the fates of nations. The investigation moves from archival documents to modern battlefields, exposing how the cynical demand for weapons fuels perpetual warfare, all masked by public calls for lasting peace.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

"Shadow World" is more than a fact sheet; it's a rigorous autopsy of a mechanism the world chooses to ignore. It forgoes emotional manipulation, relying on the sheer weight of documents and investigative logic, making its conclusions inescapable.

What lingers after the credits is the chilling realization that war is not a system failure, but its lucrative, carefully maintained feature. The news starts to sound like stock tickers for the trade of death. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Johan Grimonprez

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Clinical facts, the cold light of archives, dispassionate voices of evidence.

🎭 Cast

Andrew Feinstein

Andrew Feinstein

Self - Arms Industry Expert

David Leigh

David Leigh

Self - Journalist

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Helen Garlick

Self - British Prosecutor

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Riccardo Privitera

Self - Arms Dealer

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Pierre Sprey

Self - Former Defense Analyst

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Vijay Prashad

Self - Journalist

Jeremy Scahill

Jeremy Scahill

Self - Investigative Journalist

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Marta Benavides

Self - Peace Activist

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Chris Hedges

Self - Journalist

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James Der Derian

Self - Political Scientist

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