Standing Army, directed by Enrico Parenti and Thomas Fazi, is an award-winning documentary film about the global network of U.S. military bases, the impact that these have on local populations, and the military-industrial complex that lies behind it.
Self
The production budget was $264.0K.
The runtime is 75 minutes (1h 15m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: English, Italian, Japanese.
The film was directed by Thomas Fazi.
The screenplay was written by Enrico Parenti and Thomas Fazi.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1543883.
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Mixed
6 votes
Standing Army
Released
English, Italiano, 日本語
Italy
$264,000
