Movie

Darwin's Nightmare (2005)

107 min

• Documentary

Director

Hubert Sauper

Released

January 21, 2005

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese
• Raphael Tukiko Wagara
• Dimond Remtulia
• Marcus Nyoni
• Sergey Samarets
• Jonathan Nathanael
• Msafiri 'Safiri' Habat
• Dima Rogonov
• Vladimir Tarasenko
• Jura Biriuchev
• Stanislav Ivanchenko
• Jakob Maiseli

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