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Darwin's Nightmare
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6.9Africa in the sixties. The Nile perch, a ravenous predator, is introduced into Lake Victoria as a scientific experiment, causing the extinction of many native species. Its meat is exported everywhere in exchange for weapons, creating a globalized evil alliance on the lake shores. An infernal nightmare in the real world that wipes out Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
Released: 2005-01-21107 minDir: Hubert SauperDocumentary
Cast
- Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese as Self - Pilots' Girlfriend and Singer
- Raphael Tukiko Wagara as Self - Night Guard
- Dimond Remtulia as Self - Fish Factory Owner
- Marcus Nyoni as Self - Airport Police Officer
- Sergey Samarets as Self - Ilyushin-76 Captain
- Jonathan Nathanael as Self - Young Painter
Themes
- arms smuggling
- aids
- africa
- tanzania
- lake victoria
- poverty
- social documentary
- invasive species
- environmental issues
- homeless child
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
5,701 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
84/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 16 wins & 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- environmental disaster
- Director
- Hubert Sauper
- Screenwriter
- Hubert Sauper
- Cinematographer
- Hubert Sauper
- Narrative location
- Tanzania
- Filming location
- Tanzania
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 796782
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.darwinsnightmare.com
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- publication date
- 2005-03-17
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Documentary
- title
- Darwins Alptraum
- review score
- 84/100
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