Italy / Sep 01, 2004 / Venice International Film Festival
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Africa 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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dima Rogonov | Self - Singing Pilot |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | Self - Air Navigator |
| Jura Biriuchev | Self - Freight Supervisor |
| Stanislav Ivanchenko | Self - Radio Engineer |
| Jakob Maiseli | Self - Fish-quality Controller |
| Lalit Malhotra | Self - Simba Plastics Salesman |
| Shadard Mkono | Self - Fishing Camp Leader |
| Cleopa Kaijage | Self - Reverend |
| Cees Goudswaard | Self - Marine Biologist |
| Richard Mgamba | Self - Investigative Journalist |
| Hubert Sauper | Self - Interviewer (voice) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Darwin's Nightmare |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Kiswahili, English |
| Production countries | Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Tanzania |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ARTE, Mille et une productions, WDR, SVT, CBC, YLE, Coop99 Filmproduktion, Saga Film, VPRO |
| Official site | darwinsnightmare.com |
| Release date | 21 gennaio 2005 |
| Production | Martin Gschlacht, Antonin Svoboda, Barbara Albert, Hubert Sauper, Hubert Toint, Édouard Mauriat, Marc Irmer |
| Writer | Hubert Sauper |
| Editing | Denise Vindevogel |
| Cinematography | Hubert Sauper, Alexander Rieder |
| Assistant directors | Hubert Sauper |
| Camera operators | Hubert Sauper, Alexander Rieder |
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| Additional photography | Hubert Sauper, Alexander Rieder |
| Music | Cosmas Antoniadis, Veronika Hlawatsch, A. Tobias Tenney |
| Sound | Cosmas Antoniadis, Veronika Hlawatsch, A. Tobias Tenney |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 11, 2004 / Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Nov 02, 2004 / London Film Festival
Denmark / Nov 08, 2004 / CPH:DOX
Theatrical release
Austria / Jan 21, 2005
France / Mar 02, 2005 / U
Germany / Mar 17, 2005
Belgium / Mar 23, 2005
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United Kingdom / May 06, 2005 / 12A
Denmark / Nov 18, 2005
Sweden / Nov 18, 2005 / 7
Portugal / Dec 29, 2005
United States / Feb 10, 2006
Italy / Mar 10, 2006
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