Summary:
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.
| Runtime: | 107 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Saga Film (I) |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Countries: | Finland, France, Canada, Sweden, Austria, Belgium |
| Languages: | English, Russian, Swahili |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Hubert Sauper | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Hubert Sauper | Written By |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Cleopa Kaijage | Himself - Reverend |
| Dima Rogonov | Himself - Singing Pilot |
| Dimond Remtulia | Himself - Fish Factory Owner |
| Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese | Herself - Pilots' Girlfriend, Singer |
| Jakob Maiseli | Himself - Fish-Quality Controller |
| Jonathan Nathanael | Himself - Young Painter |
| Jura Biriuchev | Himself - Freight Supervisor |
| Lalit Malhotra | Himself - Simba Plastics Salesman |
| Marcus Nyoni | Himself - Airport Police Officer |
| Msafiri 'Safiri' Habat | Himself - One-Legged Street Boy |
| Raphael Tukiko Wagara | Himself - Night Guard |
| Sergey Samarets | Himself - Ilyushin-76 Captain |
| Shadard Mkono | Himself - Fishing Camp Leader |
| Stanislav Ivanchenko | Himself - Radio Engineer |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | Himself - Air Navigator |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Antonin Svoboda | Producer |
| Barbara Albert | Producer |
| Edouard Mauriat | Producer |
| Hubert Sauper | Producer |
| Hubert Toint | Producer |
| Martin Gschlacht | Producer |
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