Darwin's Nightmare
Winner of the European Film Awards' Best Documentary and nominated for an Oscar this stunning film looks at the havoc wreaked on Tanzania's people and economy after Nile Perch were 'introduced' into Lake Victoria in the 1960s. The voracious fish promptly began to eliminate indigenous species while foreign investors made a killing selling filets to Europe. Weaving together multi-nationals, the World Bank, arms traders, struggling local fisherman and the homeless and dispossessed children of Tanzania this is a wicked portrait of all that's wrong with globalization.
Year: 2004
Genre: Documentaries, Best of Post 2000, Film Festivals 2005, Political Docos, 2006
Country: Austria, Belgium, France
Director: Hubert Sauper
Duration: 111 Minutes
Rating: M
7.6/10
Location in store: Documentary (Political)
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