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  • Blue Orchids (2017)
  • 48 min | Documentary
Blue Orchids (2017)
48 min | Documentary
In Blue Orchids, Grimonprez creates a portrait diptych of two experts situated on opposite ends of the same issue--the global arms trade. The stories of Chris Hedges, the former war correspondent of The New York Times, and Riccardo ...See moreIn Blue Orchids, Grimonprez creates a portrait diptych of two experts situated on opposite ends of the same issue--the global arms trade. The stories of Chris Hedges, the former war correspondent of The New York Times, and Riccardo Privitera, a former arms and equipment dealer of Talisman Europe Ltd (now dissolved), 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 length film Shadow World, it became clear that the two men were describing the same anguish but from paradoxical perspectives. One has dedicated his life to unmasking lies and the other has built his life on lies. Making use of both their personal and political histories, Grimonprez gradually reveals the depths of trauma and duplicity, situating the arms trade as a symptom of a profound illness: greed. Written by ZAP-O-MATIK See less
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Director
Johan Grimonprez
Composer
Karsten Fundal
Cinematographer
Nicole Mackinlay Hahn
Editors
Pedro Collantes (additional editing) | Dieter Diependaele (edited by) | Sabine Groenewegen (additional editing)
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Jan 27, 2017 (United States)

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