Darwin's Nightmare (2005)

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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.

• Released: 2005-01-21
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 59 votes

Directed by Hubert Sauper.

Top cast

• Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese as Self - Pilots' Girlfriend and Singer
• Raphael Tukiko Wagara as Self - Night Guard
• Dimond Remtulia as Self - Fish Factory Owner
• Marcus Nyoni as Self - Airport Police Officer
• Sergey Samarets as Self - Ilyushin-76 Captain
• Jonathan Nathanael as Self - Young Painter
• Msafiri 'Safiri' Habat as Self - One-legged Street Boy
• Dima Rogonov as Self - Singing Pilot
• Vladimir Tarasenko as Self - Air Navigator
• Jura Biriuchev as Self - Freight Supervisor

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