Darwin's Nightmare

Name: Darwin's Nightmare
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-01-21
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese, Raphael Tukiko Wagara, Dimond Remtulia, Marcus Nyoni, Sergey Samarets

IMDb ID: tt0424024 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.4 (5,719 votes)

Genres: Documentary

A documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do wit...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Darwin's Nightmare
Canada: Darwin's Nightmare (English)
United Kingdom: Darwin's Nightmare
Ireland: Darwin's Nightmare (English)
India: Darwin's Nightmare (English)
Mexico: Darwin's Nightmare
New Zealand: Darwin's Nightmare (English)
Sweden: Darwin's Nightmare (Festival Title)
United States: Darwin's Nightmare
South Africa: Darwin's Nightmare (English)
Austria: Darwins Alptraum
Germany: Darwins Alptraum
Finland: Darwins mardröm (Swedish)
Sweden: Darwins mardröm
Argentina: La pesadilla de Darwin
Spain: La pesadilla de Darwin
Belgium: Le cauchemar de Darwin
France: Le cauchemar de Darwin
Brazil: O Pesadelo de Darwin
Portugal: O Pesadelo de Darwin
Lithuania: Darvino košmaras
Serbia: Darvinov košmar
Hungary: Darwin rémálma
Finland: Darwinin painajainen
Poland: Koszmar Darwina
Italy: L'incubo di Darwin
Greece: Ο εφιάλτης του Δαρβίνου
Russia: Кошмар Дарвина
Japan: ダーウィンの悪夢 (Japanese)
Darwins mardrömRelease Date2005-01-21Runtime107 minutesMetascore84IMDb Popularity0User Reviews50Critic Reviews80Countries / RegionsAustria
Belgium
France
GermanyLanguagesEnglish
Russian
SwahiliKeywordssex worker
lake victoria
perch
fish
africaFilming LocationsLake Victoria, TanzaniaProduction CompaniesMille et Une Productions
Coop99 Filmproduktion
Saga FilmOfficial Sites2-1-0 Films (Greece) - http://www.2-1-0.gr/?title=tt0424024
Official site - http://www.darwinsnightmare.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424024/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0424024.jpgUpdated At2025-07-18T03:07:53

Directors

Hubert Sauper

Writers

Hubert Sauper

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese | Character: Self - Pilots' girlfriend, singer
Actor: Raphael Tukiko Wagara | Character: Self - Night guard
Actor: Dimond Remtulia | Character: Self - Fish factory owner
Actor: Marcus Nyoni | Character: Self - Airport police officer
Actor: Sergey Samarets | Character: Self - Ilyushin-76 captain
Actor: Jonathan Nathanael | Character: Self - Young painter
Actor: Msafiri 'Safiri' Habat | Character: Self - One-legged street boy
Actor: Dima Rogonov | Character: Self - Singing pilot
Actor: Vladimir Tarasenko | Character: Self - Air navigator
Actor: Jura Biriuchev | Character: Self - Freight supervisor
Actor: Stanislav Ivanchenko | Character: Self - Radio engineer
Actor: Jakob Maiseli | Character: Self - Fish-quality controller
Actor: Lalit Malhotra | Character: Self - Simba Plastics salesman
Actor: Shadard Mkono | Character: Self - Fishing camp leader
Actor: Cleopa Kaijage | Character: Self - Reverend
Actor: Cees Goudswaard | Character: Self - Marine biologist
Actor: Richard Mgamba | Character: Self - Investigative journalist
Actor: Naomie John | Character: Self - Girl in the bar
Actor: Gloria Jusoph | Character: Self - Girl in the bar
Actor: Angela Paul | Character: Self - Girl in the bar
Actor: Catherine Paul | Character: Self - Girl in the bar
Actor: Kaban Agustine | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Thomas Alex | Character: Self
Actor: Njipl Arnosi | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Juma John Assuman | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Joseph Frenke | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Neema Gondo | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Frenk Haruna | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Shabani Hussen | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Silianus James | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Doroca John | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Alex Joseph | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Juma Joseph | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Mzee Masanja | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Gwassa Masubuko | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Abdarah Miti | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Alex Musasav | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Bane Mussa | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Jema Mussa | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Chacha Mwita | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Josephu Nguno | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Maga Nurata | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Ramadhan Self | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Malatiro William | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Franky | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Lisa | Character: Self - street child
Actor: Mustafa | Character: Self - Street child
Actor: Hubert Sauper | Character: Self - Interviewer

[Directors Group]
Name: Hubert Sauper | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Hubert Sauper | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Barbara Albert | Role: Producer
Name: Martin Gschlacht | Role: Producer
Name: Marc Irmer | Role: Producer
Name: Edouard Mauriat | Role: Producer
Name: Hubert Sauper | Role: Producer
Name: Antonin Svoboda | Role: Producer
Name: Hubert Toint | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hubert Sauper | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Denise Vindevogel | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Farès Ladjimi | Role: Production Manager

[Art Department]
Name: Nick Flynn | Role: Art Department
Name: Sandor Rieder | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Cosmas Antoniadis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eckhart Goebel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Veronika Hlawatsch | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andreas Schneider | Role: Sound Department
Name: A. Tobias Tenney | Role: Sound Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Lisa Tillinger | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Thomas Treu | Role: Editorial Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Winston Emano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Magdael | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anne Stulz | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Gabriel Finkelstein | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424024/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Italy: September 1, 2004 (Venice Film Festival - Giornate degli Autori)
Canada: September 11, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 2, 2004 (BFI London Film Festival)
Denmark: November 8, 2004 (CPH: DOX)
France: December 1, 2004 (Belfort Entrevues Film Festival)
Austria: January 21, 2005
France: January 27, 2005 (Angers European First Film Festival)
Sweden: January 29, 2005 (Göteborg Film Festival)
France: February 26, 2005 (Paris Objectif Doc Film Festival)
France: March 2, 2005
Germany: March 17, 2005
Belgium: March 23, 2005
Switzerland: March 23, 2005 (French speaking region)
Greece: April 4, 2005 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
United Kingdom: May 6, 2005
United States: June 1, 2005 (San Francisco Green Screen Environmental Film Festival)
Hungary: June 6, 2005 (Alba Regia International Film Festival)
Poland: July 22, 2005 (ERA New Horizons Film Festival)
Greece: September 22, 2005 (limited)
Canada: September 25, 2005 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Greece: September 25, 2005
Iceland: September 29, 2005 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
United States: October 27, 2005 (Milwaukee International Film Festival)
Switzerland: November 3, 2005 (German speaking region)
Denmark: November 18, 2005
Sweden: November 18, 2005
Portugal: December 29, 2005
Hungary: January 26, 2006
United States: February 10, 2006 (New York City, New York)
Mexico: February 15, 2006 (Gira de Documentales Ambulante)
Serbia: February 25, 2006 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Japan: March 5, 2006 (TV premiere)
Czech Republic: March 9, 2006
Italy: March 10, 2006
Mexico: April 7, 2006
Romania: June 3, 2006 (Transilvania International Film Festival)
Argentina: September 1, 2006 (Buenos Aires)
Finland: September 19, 2006 (TV premiere)
Ireland: October 1, 2006 (Stranger than Fiction Festival)
Japan: December 23, 2006
Poland: April 20, 2007 (Warsaw Afrykamera)
Singapore: June 21, 2007
Sweden: January 14, 2009 (Göteborg International Film Festival)
Greece: March 2015 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
Poland: September 6, 2020 (Docs Against Gravity Film Festival)

Awards

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Darwin&apos;s Nightmare