Shadow World

Shadow World

94 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 14, 2016

A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.

Shadow World

94 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 14, 2016

Shadow World
A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers RTBF, Zap-O-Matik, Louverture Films, Independent Television Service (ITVS), Dillywood, Fork Films, Britdoc Foundation, Final Cut for Real, Bertha Foundation, Onomatopee Films
Original title Shadow World
Directors Sarah d'Hanens, Johan Grimonprez
Writers Andrew Feinstein, Eduardo Galeano, Johan Grimonprez

Cast

Andrew Feinstein

as Self - Arms Industry Expert

David Leigh

as Self - Journalist

Helen Garlick

as Self - British Prosecutor

Riccardo Privitera

as Self - Arms Dealer

Pierre Sprey

as Self - Former Defense Analyst

Vijay Prashad

as Self - Journalist

Jeremy Scahill

as Self - Investigative Journalist

Marta Benavides

as Self - Peace Activist

Chris Hedges

as Self - Journalist

James Der Derian

as Self - Political Scientist

Michael Hardt

as Self - Political Philosopher

Franklin C. Spinney

as Self - Former Military Analyst

Cynthia McKinney

as Self - Politician

Robert Fisk

as Self - Journalist

Clare Short

as Self - Politician

David Lawley-Wakelin

as Self - Filmmaker

Muntazer Al-Zaidi

as Self - Journalist

Lawrence Wilkerson

as Self - Former US Army Colonel

Trita Parsi

as Self - Political Analyst

Wesley Clark

as Self - Former US Military

Eduardo Galeano

as Self - Stories Narrator (voice)

Jeremy Rifkin

as Self - Writer (voice)

Harris Yulin

as Smedley D. Butler (voice)

Barack Obama

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Henry Williamson

as Self - WWI Veteran (archive footage)

George Ashurst

as Self - WWI Veteran (voice) (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Bandar bin Sultan

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

Mark Thatcher

as Self - Businessman (archive footage)

Richard Evans

as Self - BAE Chairman (archive footage)

Milton Friedman

as Self - Economist (archive footage)

Frances Fox Piven

as Self - Political Scientist (archive footage)

Jack Brooks

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Robert McFarlane

as Self - US NS Advisor (archive footage)

Dick Cheney

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

George H.W. Bush

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

George W. Bush

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Donald Rumsfeld

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Colin Powell

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Karl Rove

as Self - Political Advisor (archive footage)

Saddam Hussein

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Tony Blair

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nelson Mandela

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Thabo Mbeki

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Samuel Perlo-Freeman

as Self - Defense Economist (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

as Self - Politician (voice) (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

as Self - Politician (voice) (archive footage)

Dennis Kucinich

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

John R. Bolton

as Self - US Diplomat (archive footage)

Seymour Hersh

as Self - Journalist (archive footage)

Medea Benjamin

as Self - Activist (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Benjamin Netanyahu

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Larry King

as Self - Journalist (archive footage)

Osama bin Laden

as Self - al-Qaeda Leader (archive fotage)

Shir Hever

as Self - Economist (archive footage)

Mohammad Javad Zarif

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Adel Al-Jubeir

as Self - Saudi Diplomat (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Xi Jinping

as Self - Politician (archive footage)