Grimonprez seamlessly brings together talking heads, archive material and philosophical thoughts in a powerful argument against this world of dark back rooms and a plea for more cooperation, openness and dialogue. By using testimonials of investigative journalists, weapon dealers, lobbyists, politicians and insiders, Shadow World shows how the international arms trade forms a threat to our democracy. Not only in the countries where those arms are being used, but also in the West, where they come from.

Two shorts by Johan Grimonprez are screened before the main film:

Two Travellers to a River  [ Manal Khader recites Mahmoud Darwish ] - 2018, 1min24

What I Will [ in collaboration with Suheir Hammad ] - 2013, 1min