Weapons
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The Netherlands is one of the largest arms exporters in the world. Billions worth of military goods and technology cross the border every year. While genocide, war and climate threats dominate the news on a daily basis, our economy carries on unabated. How clear is our conscience? What if moral boundaries shift ever so slightly?
In Weapons we follow Raya and Iris: a young couple, pregnant with their first child. Raya works in the defense industry and makes sure the Netherlands stays safe: weapons come and stay in the right hands. When Raya discovers that the weapon she is working on is more dangerous than her company is willing to admit, their relationship comes under painful strain. How do you stick together when the truth comes between you?
Based on solid...
The Netherlands is one of the largest arms exporters in the world. Billions worth of military goods and technology cross the border every year. While genocide, war and climate threats dominate the news on a daily basis, our economy carries on unabated. How clear is our conscience? What if moral boundaries shift ever so slightly?
In Weapons we follow Raya and Iris: a young couple, pregnant with their first child. Raya works in the defense industry and makes sure the Netherlands stays safe: weapons come and stay in the right hands. When Raya discovers that the weapon she is working on is more dangerous than her company is willing to admit, their relationship comes under painful strain. How do you stick together when the truth comes between you?
Based on solid journalistic research, the show sheds penetrating light on the hidden world of Defense and arms trade. With the humor, wryness and stratification we know from Firma Mes and Nic Bruckman Projects.
When
- Friday, January 22, 2027 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Buy tickets