Kriegsbilder (Warshots)

Jan Loy is a German war photographer. He moves from one hot spot to another disaster area, from Belfast to Afghanistan. Many of his colleagues envy Loy’s talent, but criticise his hard, insensitive and cold attitude towards the violence. He wins a World Press Photo Award for a photo of an IRA-member being shot by British troops, but in fact it was his presence that caused the incident. With his colleague Wilhelm, Loy arrives in El Irouane, a combination of Somalia, Bosnia and Lebanon all shot to pieces. Loy is introduced to a sniper who is paid to shoot at anything that moves. Loy is fascinated by the similarities between their work : what is the difference between a Leica and a Kalashnikov?