- Actors: Fidelis Cloer
- Directors: Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
- Writers: Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
- Producers: Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: First Run Features
- DVD Release Date: 23 Mar 2010
- Run Time: 70 minutes
- ASIN: B00308CJ12
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 165,699 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A salesman's life in Baghdad
12 Oct 2011
Format:DVD
I'm a big fan of documentaries, which are often so much more interesting than fiction. What humans do in real life - you can't make this stuff up.
This is a doc film that follows a German salesman for bulletproofed passenger vehicles. It's possible the filmakers are leftwingers who intended this to be an expose of war profiteers - but it doesn't come across that way at all. This is simply a businessman earning a living selling protective vehicles; he has a life much like other salesguys around the world, whether of fiber optics or food processing equipment or aircraft or asphalt, whatever. And as he says here - he didn't start the wars, but merely sells defensive gear. Nothing controversial really. He has some interesting things to say about the art of international sales and marketing.
A bit boring in fact. What seemed most interesting about the film are the glimpses of everyday life in Baghdad and Kabul as he goes about his business, daily life in a dangerous part of the world.
This is a doc film that follows a German salesman for bulletproofed passenger vehicles. It's possible the filmakers are leftwingers who intended this to be an expose of war profiteers - but it doesn't come across that way at all. This is simply a businessman earning a living selling protective vehicles; he has a life much like other salesguys around the world, whether of fiber optics or food processing equipment or aircraft or asphalt, whatever. And as he says here - he didn't start the wars, but merely sells defensive gear. Nothing controversial really. He has some interesting things to say about the art of international sales and marketing.
A bit boring in fact. What seemed most interesting about the film are the glimpses of everyday life in Baghdad and Kabul as he goes about his business, daily life in a dangerous part of the world.
Apolitical and even fairly mundane
9 Jan 2012
Format:DVD
This was a well done documentary. From the description and the subject, you'd expect it to be very anti-war or a political film, but it is not. It entirely avoids politics and merely illuminates the business of selling armored cars. It's not even that interesting since there arent too many details of how the cars are made, how he got into the business etc. The best parts are the daily life scenes in Afghanistan and Iraq.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
An utterly striking narrative, absolutely unforgettable and highly recommended
16 April 2010
Format:DVD
Bulletproof Salesman is a wryly dark documentary about the work of Fidelis Cloer, a self-described war profiteer, who has supplied kings, presidents, and dictators with top-of-the-line armored vehicles. When the US invaded Iraq, he pounced on the business opportunity brought about by chaos and violence, yet as the war ran on, Improved Explosive Devices (IEDs) became more widely used against his creations. Fidelis became involved in an arms race against insurgents who matched more powerful and sophisticated explosives against his stronger and more expensive armored vehicles. Bulletproof Salesman is ultimately an utterly striking narrative, absolutely unforgettable and highly recommended. 70 minutes.
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