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Evocative, visually stunning, and utterly unforgettable, DISARM spans a dozen countries to look at how, despite a global ban, millions of antipersonnel mines continue to claim victims daily in countries around the world.

Co-directed by Mary Wareham, a leader of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), and photojournalist Brian Liu, DISARM features striking footage smuggled out of the isolated nation of Burma, scenes from a war-ravaged community in Colombia, footage from minefields in Iraq, and exclusive scenes shot by Afghan and Bosnian deminers.

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40 Minutes of Deleted Scenes

Director's Commentary

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Digital 5.1 Sound

English, French, German, Portugese, Russian, and Spanish Subtitles.

Defined as a conventional weapon, antipersonnel mines inflict destruction upon civilian populations for decades after the initial conflict has ended. Despite thousands of casualties a year, mines continue to be used and stockpiled by governments and rebel groups. DISARM juxtaposes government and public opinion, that of outspoken Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams, diplomats, mine victims, deminers, soldiers, and aid workers, to explore the issues that both hinder and further the case against antipersonnel mines.

 

 
   
cast and crew

genre: documentary international

country: Afghanistan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Burma Colombia Iraq United States

language: English

subtitles: French German Portuguese Russian Spanish

runtime: 67 minutes

attributes: Color Stereo

rating: Not Rated

 
cast and crew

Brian Liu:
Director
Mary Wareham:
Director
Amy O'Byrne:
Associate Producer
Arni Hassen Sveinsson:
Editor
Katy Wood:
Sound Mixer

Chris Collins:
Story Editor
Luc Vanheel:
Sound
Brendan Canty:
Original Music

 
   
festivals
  • American Film Institute 2006 ()
  • Anchorage International Film Festival 2006 (Anchorage, United States)
  • Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2006 (Missoula, United States)
  • Filmstock International 2006 (Luton, UK)
  • Global Visions Film Festival 2006 (Edmonton, Canada)
  • Goteburg Film Festival 2006 (Goteburg, Sweden)
  • RiverRun International Film Festival 2006 (Winston-Salem, United States)
  • Woods Hole Film Festival 2006 (Woods Hole, United States)
  • Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2005 (Missoula, United States)
  • SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival 2005 (Silver Spring, United States)
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    awards
  • Achievement Award
    2006 Newport Beach Film Festival (Newport Beach, United States)
  • Cowboy Award
    2006 Jackson Hole Film Festival (Jackson Hole, United States)
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    "A must see for everybody. So very important."
    -Les Blank, Director of Burden of Dreams

    "The cinematography is absolutely stunning"
    -Nicholas Franczyk, Nat West

    The film has a slow-burning aesthetic that is more art-rock than National Geographic."
    -Anne Keehn, Swindle Magazine

    "A powerful film".
    -Magnum photojournalist Abbas

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