Mikhaïl Kalachnikov, l’homme derrière l’AK-47

Mikhail Kalashnikov, a simple peasant's son who became a brilliant engineer, created the most widespread weapon on the planet in postwar USSR: the AK-47. Conceived to defend his homeland, it became a global symbol of revolution, terrorism, and resistance. Through archival footage, testimonies, and rare insights from the creator himself, this documentary explores the fate of a man torn between technical pride and guilt, and retraces the history of a weapon that transformed the modern world.