SYNOPSIS
From the taiga in Siberia over the primary forests of Romania to the primeval forest in Peru: around the world, billions of dollars are made from illegal logging. First World consumers are happy about low prices at the hardware and furniture stores, but would doubtless be shocked if they knew the origins of these goods. Alexander von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor's great-great-great-nephew, has been on the timber mafia's trail for years. As head of the Environmental Investigation Agency in Washington, he tirelessly takes to the road. He doesn't shy from changing persona and appearance and employing concealed technical means to bring illegal activities to light. He knows the swamp of crime can't be drained while corrupt politicians and idle authorities remain indifferent to these illegal activities. So for Alexander von Bismarck, an essential part of his work, over and above his detective activities, is creating political and public awareness of the disastrous consequences of forest depletion – as the state of the planet's "green lung" has long since assumed dramatic proportions. This wake-up-call documentary follows Von Bismarck and his comrades into the hell of profit-lust and back again.
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TEAM
A Film By
Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger
With
Environmental Investigation Agency - Alexander von Bismarck
David Gehl, Julia Urrunaga
Agent Green - Gabi Păun
Bogdan Micu
ORDEPIA - Juan Tapayuri Murayari, Segundo Pizango Inuma
Cinematography
Attila Boa, Jakub Bejnarowicz, Jörg Burger, Lukas Gnaiger, Jerzy Palacz
Editing
Roland Stöttinger, Andrea Wagner
Sound Recording
Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson, Claus Benischke, Nora Czamler,
Andreas Pils, Peter Rösner
Sound Design
Simon Bastian
Sound Mix
Matthias Schmidt
Color Grading, Mastering
Martin Heckmann
Co-Producer
Michaela Kirst, sagamedia
Producers
Vincent Lucassen, Ebba Sinzinger, Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan,
Adrian Sitaru, Thomas Tielsch
