Disarm (film)

Disarm
Directed byBrian Liu
Mary Wareham
Produced byAmy O'Byrne
Edited byArni Hassen Sveinsson
Music byBrendan Canty
Distributed byIndiePix Films
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
67 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Afghanistan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burma
Colombia
Iraq
LanguageEnglish

Disarm is a documentary film which spans a dozen countries to look at how, despite a global ban, millions of antipersonnel landmines continue to claim victims daily in more than eighty countries. Defined as a conventional weapon, landmines inflict destruction upon civilian populations for decades after the initial conflict has ended. Disarm juxtaposes government and public opinion- that of diplomats, mine victims, deminers, soldiers, campaigners and aid workers- to explore the issues that both hinder and further the case against the weapon. Visually stunning, Disarm features harrowing footage smuggled out of isolated nation of Burma, scenes from war-ravaged Colombia and Iraq, never-before-seen helmet camera footage shot by Afghan and Bosnian deminers, unprecedented access into warehouses stockpiling millions of Soviet-made mines, and insightful comments by outspoken Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams. Looking beyond landmines, Disarm offers a contemporary, intelligent and critical investigation into how weapons systems, war, and the way it is waged are being redefined in the 21st century with devastating consequences.