Darwin's Nightmare
2004 · 107 min · Director: Hubert Sauper
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The larger scope of the story explores the gun trade to Africa that takes place under the covers -- Russian pilots fly guns into Africa, then fly fish back out to Europe. The hazards and consequences of this trade are explored, including the pan-African violence propagated by constant flow of weapons into the continent. If it is a "survival of the fittest" world, as Darwin concluded, then the capitalist interests that fund the gun runners are climbing the evolutionary ladder on the backs of the Africans in this stark Darwinian example. Much like the foreseeable extinction of the Lake Victoria perch, and death of Lake Victoria itself, the Africans are in grave jeopardy, even as they survive in the only ways they know how.
Emotional fingerprint
Darwin's Nightmare (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Disturbing 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Disturbing25%
- Empathy20%
- Anxiety15%
- Awe10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Disturbing, Empathy. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
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Cast
Self - Airport Police Officer
Self - Ilyushin-76 Captain
Self - Young Painter
Self - One-legged Street Boy
Self - Singing Pilot
Self - Air Navigator
Self - Freight Supervisor
Self - Radio Engineer
Self - Fish-quality Controller
Self - Simba Plastics Salesman
Self - Fishing Camp Leader
Self - Reverend
Self - Marine Biologist
Self - Investigative Journalist
Self - Interviewer (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Hubert Sauper
- Written by
- Hubert Sauper
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Country
- Austria, Belgium, France, Germany
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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