Darwin's Nightmare

Darwin's Nightmare

107 mins | Documentary | Jan. 21, 2005

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.

Darwin's Nightmare

107 mins | Documentary | Jan. 21, 2005

Darwin's Nightmare
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Coop 99 Filmproduktion, ARTE, Saga Film, Mille et Une Productions, SVT, Yle, VPRO, CBC
Original title Darwin's Nightmare
Directors Hubert Sauper
Writers Hubert Sauper

Cast

Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese

as Herself - Pilots' Girlfriend and Singer

Raphael Tukiko Wagara

as Himself - Night Guard

Dimond Remtulia

as Himself - Fish Factory Owner

Marcus Nyoni

as Himself - Airport Police Officer

Sergey Samarets

as Himself - Ilyushin-76 Captain

Jonathan Nathanael

as Himself - Young Painter

Msafiri 'Safiri' Habat

as Himself - One-legged Street Boy

Dima Rogonov

as Himself - Singing Pilot

Vladimir Tarasenko

as Himself - Air Navigator

Jura Biriuchev

as Himself - Freight Supervisor

Stanislav Ivanchenko

as Himself - Radio Engineer

Jakob Maiseli

as Himself - Fish-quality Controller

Lalit Malhotra

as Himself - Simba Plastics Salesman

Shadard Mkono

as Himself - Fishing Camp Leader

Cleopa Kaijage

as Himself - Reverend

Cees Goudswaard

as Himself - Marine Biologist

Richard Mgamba

as Himself - Investigative Journalist

Hubert Sauper

as Himself - Interviewer (voice)