28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Weapon of Choice
Weapon of Choice

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).

more about film

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.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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