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A South African politician investigates the corrupt world of arms deals and the national security elite behind them.
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The film unravels a number of the world’s largest and most corrupt arms deals through those involved in perpetrating and investigating them. It illustrates why this trade s for almost 40% of all corruption in global trade, and how it operates in a parallel legal universe, in which the national security elite who drive it are seldom prosecuted for their often illegal actions.
"What lies behind wars such as Iraq and Afghanistan? And laws that allow the use of weapons in various countries, including the United States? This documentary seeks out these answers by investigating the connection between power and the arms industry. The film is based on the book by Andrew Feinstein, a South African politician working in the UK to oppose the global arms trade. One of the merits of the feature is hearing both sides: trading within the industry and former Pentagon employees are among the interviewees."