Weapon of Choice
Fritz Ofner / Austria / 2017 / East European Premiere / 89 min.
synopsis
The Glock handgun is popular among black rappers, Austrian soldiers, and Middle Eastern tyrants. But the person who loves it most is its inventor, Gaston Glock. In this short reportage on the controversial arms industry, Austrian director Fritz Ofner’s clear objective is to demystify the story of a weapon, supposedly invented in a garage, that never fails.
biography
Fritz Ofner (1977) studied journalism and cultural anthropology in Vienna, where he currently works. In 2011, the Ji.hlava IDFF showed his film Evolution of Violence (2011).
film details
| director: | Fritz Ofner |
| producer: | Fritz Ofner |
| script: | Fritz Ofner |
| photography: | Fritz Ofner |
| editing: | Gerhard Daurer, Karina Ressler |
| music: | Bobby Conn, Peter Kutin, Gerhard Daurer, Siegfried Friedrich |
| sound: | Eva Hausberger, Gerhard Daurer |
contact
MAGNETFILM / Frauke Knappke / Torstr. 154 / 10115 / Berlin / Germany / +49 (0)177 743 44 29 / frauke.knappke@magnetfilm.de / www.magnetfilm.de
Film at festival
| premiere type: | East European Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | A Testimony on Politics |
| format: | DCP |
| language: | Arabic, English, German |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
| simultaneous interpreting: | CZ |
Info
| director: | Fritz Ofner |
| original title: | Weapon of Choice |
| country: | Austria |
| year: | 2017 |
| running time: | 89 min. |
