Disarm (film)

Disarm (film)
Disarm
Directed by Brian Liu
Mary Wareham
Produced by Amy O'Byrne
Music by Brendan Canty
Editing by Arni Hassen Sveinsson
Distributed by Indiepix Films
Release date(s) 2005
Running time 67 minutes
Country United States
Afghanistan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burma
Colombia
Iraq
Language English

Disarm is a documentary film which spans a dozen countries to look at how, despite a global ban, millions of antipersonnel landmines continue to claim victims daily in more than eighty countries. Defined as a conventional weapon, landmines inflict destruction upon civilian populations for decades after the initial conflict has ended. Disarm juxtaposes government and public opinion- that of diplomats, mine victims, deminers, soldiers, campaigners and aid workers- to explore the issues that both hinder and further the case against the weapon. Visually stunning, Disarm features harrowing footage smuggled out of isolated nation of Burma, scenes from war-ravaged Colombia and Iraq, never-before-seen helmet camera footage shot by Afghan and Bosnian deminers, unprecedented access into warehouses stockpiling millions of Soviet-made mines, and insightful comments by outspoken Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams. Looking beyond landmines, Disarm offers a contemporary, intelligent and critical investigation into how weapons systems, war, and the way it is waged are being redefined in the 21st century with devastating consequences.

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