Shadow Company

by Mike Browne on January 12, 2007

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Shadow Company is a timely documentary about mercenaries by Canadian filmmakers Nick Bicanic, Jason Bourque and Remy Kozak. Jason and Remy spoke to me about this when we were working together on Daingerfield. As well as the traditional one on one interview, cameras were given to mercenaries themselves in various global hot spots. Also featured is a favourite of mine, the fearless Robert Young Pelton of the World’s Most Dangerous Places books and TV series.

Not unexpectedly, the film appears to be getting some buzz from high places.

Here are a few quotes:

“Takes a thorough and balanced look at the use of private security forces in Iraq and raises serious policy questions,”
U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)

“Shadow Company is a must-see film for anyone who is concerned about our military and our security being privatized.”
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)

”In addition to being extremely well-executed, I thought its even-handed tone was particularly sophisticated – encouraging an audience to consider the complexity of the issue, rather than the more exploitative depictions with which the subject is usually treated”
Edward Zwick – Director of “Blood Diamond”, Glory, Legends of the Fall

There’s also a review of the doc by writer John Defore in The Hollywood Reporter.

Way to go guys! I can’t wait to see it myself.

There are a few more clips after the jump.