It seemed impossible to penetrate the world of arms dealers. Their trade may be legal and generate hundreds of thousands of jobs in France and around the world, but it remains taboo.
One of the world leaders in machine guns and assault rifles, the Belgian company F.N Herstal, exceptionally agreed that we follow the daily lives of its employees, from the assembly lines in the Liège region to major international fairs. arms in the Middle East.
What are the secrets of this very special profession? Can we sell small arms, missiles or tanks to any country? During this shoot, we discovered that between morality and the wallet, the choice was not always simple...
The major arms manufacturers are strictly prohibited from selling their weapons to rogue states embargoed by the United Nations. A boon for the black market and traffickers. We investigated and found the trace of the most famous of them: Viktor Bout, in his prison in Thailand. Long elusive, this 42yearold Russian inspired the fictional film Lord of War.
Director: Stéphane Malterre