Darwin's Nightmare lets the camera and the people tell the story, which makes it even more impactful. It illustrates how the big system preys on people from less fortunate countries for profit. Though hard to follow at times due to the language barrier, it is still an important watch.

The biggest strength and weakness of this movie was the lack of explanatory narration. He throws you right in there and really lets the characters tell you the story. Some shots were pure genius. I thought it was a great film that shows yet another example of wealthy nations exploiting the poor in every possible way in the situation.

If you want to see the world beyond your bubble, then by all means watch this documentary.

Fantastic storytelling. Horrifying reality.

A very good documentary about what is really going on in Tanzania. It is very hard to watch, but an eye-opener about third world countries. The interesting part is that nothing really is explicitly explained. The audience sees different events and any intelligent person can figure out what is really not being said.

At first a bit bizarre, but really powerful in the second half. Makes you think why do we complain this much in our lives. We should watch documentaries like this one from time to time.

Deprimente. http://www.noetmengiselmon.org/spip.php?lang=es

The documentary is good, but I probably added a star for the extensive director interview. Really intelligent and interesting guy...

Since this my real first documentary that I watched from top to end (I was kind of obliged to, since we're discussing this in class), I have no real comparison as how to rate this movie in terms of cinematic medium. As for the story, it's a shocking revelation of how the 'first world' exploits the people in Tanzania and leaves it bleeding in poverty and misery. Sad fact is, that even after bringing up this special case to the public, the issue doesn't receive enough attention. Everybody knows that there are thousands dying of AIDS everyday, that they suffer famine, work off their bones, but still it goes on... If you have a heart for social situations in third world countries, it will leave you depressed for sure.

Poverty and diseases in Africa could be over if people start to really help them. Smuggling weapens makes it all worst. This movie is important, shows what is really going on, what people have to face every day.

Makes me wonder if man should be considered an invasive species.

A slow-paced documentary that will leave a sense of devastation when the credit rolls.

Poverty and diseases in Africa could be over if people start to really help them. Smuggling weapens makes it all worst. This movie is important, showing what is really going on, what people have to face every day.

Documentario sulla situazione del Lago Vittoria: un ecosistema distrutto dall'introduzione di un pesce, stranieri (in particolare russi) che si arricchiscono col commercio di questo e utilizzano gli stessi aerei per importare quintali di armi da distribuire in Africa, una popolazione locale che, in attesa della morte certa per AIDS, si dedica alla pesca per 1 dollaro al giorno o alla prostituzione per 10. E' tutto un po' semplicistico sia visivamente che concettualmente, ma l'opera è doverosa, necessaria per puntare i riflettori su una situazione del tutto ignorata.

Aterrador documental, donde la perca del Nilo metaforiza sobre el primer mundo y donde se exhibe, a pelo, la crudisima realidad: los ricos lo son porque machacan a los pobres. Solamente por eso, deberia verse.

Jag trodde att filmen skulle handla om en ekologisk katastrof, men den stora katastrofen är humanitär. Hur kan vi fortsätta leva på det här sättet? Dock minus för bitvis skakig handkamera, en teknik jag aldrig har kunnat förlika mig med.

El documental logra comparar el experimento del pez en el lago victoria, con el tráfico de armas rusas en los conflictos étnicos del continente africano. En ambos hay un animal grande y asqueroso que se alimenta de todas las demás especies, llevándolas a su extinción. Creo que la preocupación más grande del director es mostrar la miseria alrededor de tal glotonería, la pesadilla de que el hombre se vuelva su propia causa de muerte. Los peces han acabado con toda especie en el lago y eventualmente morirán por ello, los humanos ya se tragan a sus iguales más chicos, ¿cuál será la consecuencia? Veamos qué sucede con el Nile Perch.

i loved this as a kid and i still love it to this day

I think this documentary is an excellent tool for showing poverty to those who are immuned. It was quite saddening to see that poverty still exists in the lives of millions. The topic that was brought to light was globalisation but I think the darkest problem was mostly the trafficing of armory for supporting the wars and the fact that many people would like to help but don't know how (as one of the pilots expressed during the documentary).

An interesting documentary, I enjoyed it, while not one of my favourites it is remembered fondly. A bit depressing but that's definitely warranted in what the film is trying to achieve.