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Darwin's Nightmare is a 2004 Austrian-French-Belgian documentary film written and directed by Hubert Sauper, dealing with the environmental and social effects of the fishing industry around Lake Victoria in Tanzania. It premiered at the 2004 Venice Film Festival, and was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Documentary Feature at the 78th Academy Awards. The Boston Globe called it "the year's best documentary about the animal world."
Original Release
01/21/2005
US Release
02/10/2006
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese | Self - Pilots' girlfriend, singer / Herself - Pilots' Girlfriend and Singer |
Raphael Tukiko Wagara | Self - Night guard / Himself - Night Guard |
Dimond Remtulia | Self - Fish factory owner / Himself - Fish Factory Owner |
Marcus Nyoni | Self - Airport police officer / Himself - Airport Police Officer |
Sergey Samarets | Self - Ilyushin-76 captain / Himself - Ilyushin-76 Captain |
Jonathan Nathanael | Self - Young painter / Himself - Young Painter |
Msafiri 'Safiri' Habat | Self - One-legged street boy / Himself - One-legged Street Boy |
Dima Rogonov | Self - Singing pilot / Himself - Singing Pilot |
Vladimir Tarasenko | Self - Air navigator / Himself - Air Navigator |
Jura Biriuchev | Self - Freight supervisor / Himself - Freight Supervisor |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese | Self - Pilots' girlfriend, singer / Herself - Pilots' Girlfriend and Singer |
Raphael Tukiko Wagara | Self - Night guard / Himself - Night Guard |
Dimond Remtulia | Self - Fish factory owner / Himself - Fish Factory Owner |
Marcus Nyoni | Self - Airport police officer / Himself - Airport Police Officer |
Sergey Samarets | Self - Ilyushin-76 captain / Himself - Ilyushin-76 Captain |
Jonathan Nathanael | Self - Young painter / Himself - Young Painter |
Msafiri 'Safiri' Habat | Self - One-legged street boy / Himself - One-legged Street Boy |
Dima Rogonov | Self - Singing pilot / Himself - Singing Pilot |
Vladimir Tarasenko | Self - Air navigator / Himself - Air Navigator |
Jura Biriuchev | Self - Freight supervisor / Himself - Freight Supervisor |
Stanislav Ivanchenko | Self - Radio engineer / Himself - Radio Engineer |
Jakob Maiseli | Self - Fish-quality controller / Himself - Fish-quality Controller |
Lalit Malhotra | Self - Simba Plastics salesman / Himself - Simba Plastics Salesman |
Shadard Mkono | Self - Fishing camp leader / Himself - Fishing Camp Leader |
Cleopa Kaijage | Himself - Reverend / Self - Reverend |
Cees Goudswaard | Self - Marine biologist / Himself - Marine Biologist |
Richard Mgamba | Self - Investigative journalist / Himself - Investigative Journalist |
Naomie John | Self - Girl in the bar |
Gloria Jusoph | Self - Girl in the bar |
Angela Paul | Self - Girl in the bar |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hubert Sauper | Producer |
Barbara Albert | Producer |
Martin Gschlacht | Producer |
Marc Irmer | Producer |
Edouard Mauriat | Producer |
Antonin Svoboda | Producer |
Hubert Toint | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2006 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |