Anthrax War is a ground-breaking feature length documentary which illuminates one of the most important stories of our age – the threat that a terrifying Germ War Arms Race may now be beginning around the globe…
. Just weeks after 9/11, the United States was confronted with the frightening reality of biological terrorism. Anthrax-laced letters sent to government and media offices in Washington and New York spread fear and panic around the world. Millions were put at risk, scores were infected and five people died. For the first time in modern history, the United States Congress was shut down.
Our collective nightmare of germ warfare – the attack of invisible, deadly bugs – had come to life…
. Anthrax War takes viewers into the Bio-defense labs of the United States and the U.S. Military’s testing grounds in the deserts of the American southwest. The filmmakers travel to a top-secret military installation of the former Soviet Union where anthrax escaped thirty years ago, where civilians are still living with the consequences, and where biological weapons work may be continuing. They move on to the savannas of southern Africa, where they meet “Doctor Death” and his associates of the notorious Project Coast who experimented with anthrax and other designer germs during the Apartheid Era. And where the anthrax used in the 2001 attacks may have originated.

Filmmaker and Author

Bob Coen is a filmmaker, journalist and war correspondent whose work has always focused on uncovering hidden truths. He was based in Africa for 15 years and as correspondent for CNN International received the Bayeux Prize for best Television War Correspondent for his reporting from Liberia. His award winning films, which include, Mozambique – The Stuggle for Survival, Angola – Triumph or Tragedy? and Blood and Memory have been broadcast on CNN International, National Geographic, PBS and Channel Four UK among others. He is also a consultant to the United Nations in conflict zones and humanitarian emergencies.

Eric Nadler is an author, TV producer and filmmaker. His has written for Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Harpers and the New Republic and his films been been featured on PBS, the Sundance Channel and Court TV in the United States and broadcast internationally. He has produced several PBS Frontline programs, including BCCI- Bank of Crooks and Criminals and The Secret Arming of Saudi Arabia His theatrical film Stealing The Fire (2002), on the nuclear weapons black market was nominated for Feature Documentary of The Year by the International Documentary Association.

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