By 2050, African governments plan to build 40 nuclear power plants to boost industrialisation. The uranium reserves in the Sahara required for this are fiercely contested, as they are the most important source for France’s nuclear reactors. Filmmaker Marcel Kolvenbach impressively shows how uranium mining is worsening local living conditions and how the few opponents of nuclear power in Africa fear for their lives.

AWARDS
Green Report – Green Screen Film Festival, Nominated for Grimme Award, Nominated for Best Environmental & Wildlife Program – Rockie Awards, Gold World Medal – New York Film Festival,
Best Documentary & TV Reports Award – FIFEL Lausanne, Environmental Investigation Award – Japan Wildlife Film Festival

FESTIVALS
NaturVision, Uranium Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival Washington D.C., Eco Film Tour Potsdam

BROADCASTERS
WDR/ARTE, VRT Belgium, TVE Spain, SIC Portugal, NHK Japan, DR Denmark, Layen TV Kurdistan, Global Kanal Sweden, AYAT Media Iran

COMMISSIONING EDITOR
Jutta Krug (WDR)

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Marcel Kolvenbach

PRODUCER
Jakob Kneser

EDITOR
Karl-Heinz Satzger
Andreas Walter

CAMERA AND SOUND
Marcel Kolvenbach

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Nils Kacirek
Martin-Luc Vansteenkiste
Imaran‘ Aïr D‘Agadez

RESEARCH
Jolijn Geels
Jeanette Mokobane
Simone Schlindwein

SOUND MIX AND SOUND DESIGN
Roman Vehlken
Markus Löbel

ARCHIVE RESEARCH
Bärbel Fixemer
Karl H. Rex

TRANSLATIONS
Elizabeth Muthee

THANKS TO
Philip Jedecke
Lukas Roegler

DURATION
90 mins
52 mins

YEAR
2013