Darwin's Nightmare
by Hubert Sauper
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Director: Hubert SauperBrand: Image Entertainment
Cinematographer: Hubert Sauper
Editor: Denise Vindevogel
Audio: English (Original Language); Russian (Original Language); Swahili (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-06-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Homevision
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Movie Review: Review for Darwin's Nightmare by Kosi Okeke
Summary: 3 Stars
Globalization by definition is the interaction of companies and government of different nations and this can have both positive and negative effects. Darwin's Nightmare uncovers the exploitative side this outreach. It is unfortunate that in a country children are homeless, people are starving and dying of HIV/AIDS and women are prostituting in order to survive, whereas they are in possession of a well productive artifact. The people who benefit from the Nile perch are the rich Europeans, the Indian and Ukrainians who fly in and out of Tanzania with this fish.
These foreign companies carry tons of the Nile perch and sell it in their countries. Tanzanians are left with nothing to eat but the left over fish bones that were not carried away to these better established countries. Children walk around at night and forced to stay awake to protect themselves from dangers. At times these children smoke, inhale toxic substances and get high from the plastic-foam fumes used to package these fish for the foreign companies.
Women prostitute, and receive a measly pay of 10 dollars from their foreign clients. The HIV/AIDs epidemic is on the rise and victims of this incurable disease are sent back to their village to die. The lack of Tanzanians educational and employment opportunity has made it difficult for people to excel in their education and non-fishermen are unable to obtain a job. Sadly, the local citizens of Tanzania assist in the shipping of the Nile perch to these foreign countries. At the end of the day these fishermen should realize that they're not only destroying their country but they are hurting themselves. Tanzania's government should take control of their country and primarily distribute this Nile perch to fellow Tanzanians and limit the amount of fish these foreign companies are stealing.
Summary of Darwin's Nightmare
Forty years ago, a voracious predator was introduced into the waters of Tanzania's Lake Victoria where it quickly extinguished the entire stock of native fish. Its ecological impact aside, the Nile Perch became highly prized for its tender, plump fillets, hardly meeting the demand at elegant 4-star European restaurants. Huge, empty foreign cargo planes land to export the lake's gourmet bounty, taking out 55 tons of processed fish daily. In their wake, they leave starving villagers to scrounge a meal out of the discarded fish heads and rotting carcasses. With massive epidemics, raging civil wars, crime, homelessness, and drug-addicted children, the question becomes: what do the reportedly "empty" planes deliver to this destitute community? The answer is as shocking as it is devastating, and Darwin's Nightmare becomes a nightmare for all mankind.Art House & International DVD Video
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