Trailer
Year
2021
Length
90 min
Director
Misha Wessel & Thomas Blom
The Hunt for Gaddafi's Billions
This investigative documentary takes us inside the dark and mysterious world of spies, special forces and political insiders as they race to find Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s billions in a dangerous treasure hunt.
Synopsis
In life, the Libyan leader ruled with an iron fist for 42 years and treated Libya’s wealth as his own. He died the richest man on the planet with a fortune of $150billion. A mercurial leader in life, the spell of Gaddafi’s money continued after his death, triggering a ruthless race to find his missing billions.
Two journalists pick up the trail of a mysterious $12.5 billion in cash moved out of Libya and flown to South Africa in the dead of night, just months before Gaddafi’s demise. In South Africa they discover an eye-witness who seems to know all about the money and his testimony changes everything. But before he can provide them with proof, the story takes a sinister twist, the first of many.
The journalists gain access to two rival teams hunting the money and chasing a huge pay day. They criss-cross the world, following the rival hunters and seeking out the truth about the Gaddafi’s billions. There are deaths, a kidnapping and a major falling-out, not only between the teams, but within the teams. The stakes are high for all the players in this secretive world.
As they gather more evidence, the two journalists realise that by delving into the ANC’s recent history, they may find a crucial lead to Gaddafi’s money. Will anyone get their hands on the cash and will it ever be returned to its rightful owners – the Libyan people? Or will they all destroy each other and themselves along the way?
Directed by
Misha Wessel & Thomas Blom
Camera
Lars Skree
Sound
Tim Van Peppen
Bouwe Mulder
Editing
Matthieu Hes
Kate Spankie
Rinze Schuurman
Music
Rob Manning
Sound mix
Jaim Sahuleka
Pierre Brandt
Postproduction
Feverfilm
Malte Hadeler
Production Management
Alex Nicholson (Brook Lapping)
Brigit Dopheide (VPRO)
Sandra Zentgraf (gebrueder beetz)
Production Manager
Rita Ribas (Brook Lapping)
Emma Scott (Brook Lapping)
Katharina Krohmann (ZDF)
Rebecca Zaubel (gebrueder beetz)
Producer
Nicoline Tania (VPRO)
Jessica Van Beek (VPRO)
Nadine Neumann (gebrueder beetz)
Juliane Hribar (gebrueder beetz)
Executive Producer
Barbara Truyen (VPRO)
Karen Edwards (BROOK LAPPING)
Greg Sanderson (BROOK LAPPING)
Reinhardt Beetz (gebrueder beetz)
Commissioning Editor
Martin Pieper und Miriam Carbe (ZDF ARTE)
Mandy Chang und Hailey Reynolds (BBC Storyville)
Axel Arno (SVT)
Anders Bruus (DR)
Barbara Truyen (VPRO)
A production by gebrüder beetz filmproduktion
On behalf of ZDF
In cooperation with ARTE
Directed by
John Kantara
Camera
Chris Caliman
Gerald Gareis
Felix Greif
Dino von Wintersdorff
Sound
Lukas Röhrdanz
Sebastian Stemper
Nicolas Winkelhahn
Editing
Jens Greuner
Music
Nils Kacirek
Paul Timmich
Voiceover
Susanne Grawe
Graphics
Ezra Sefaye
Color correction
Bernie Greiner
Sound mix
Pierre Brand
Postproduction
Malte Hadeler
Archive
Pond 5
ZDF
Heike Kruse/DOP
Production Manager
Juliane Hribar (Gebrüder Beetz)
Katharina Krohmann (ZDF)
Producer
Nadine Neumann
Executive Producer
Reinhardt Beetz
Editorial
Ann-Christin Hornberger
Katharina Finger
A production by gebrüder beetz filmproduktion
On behalf of ZDF
In cooperation with ARTE
Ein Film von
Misha Wessel & Thomas Blom
Ton
Tim Van Peppen
Bouwe Mulder
Postproduktion
Feverfilm
Malte Hadeler
Mischung
Jaim Sahuleka
Pierre Brandt
Herstellungsleitung
Alex Nicholson (Brook Lapping)
Brigit Dopheide (VPRO)
Sandra Zentgraf (gebrueder beetz)
Produktionsleitung
Rita Ribas (Brook Lapping)
Emma Scott (Brook Lapping)
Katharina Krohmann (ZDF)
Rebecca Zaubel (gebrueder beetz)
Producer
Nicoline Tania (VPRO)
Jessica Van Beek (VPRO)
Nadine Neumann (gebrueder beetz)
Juliane Hribar (gebrueder beetz)
Musik
Rob Manning
Kamera
Lars Skree
Schnitt
Matthieu Hes
Kate Spankie
Rinze Schuurman
Produzenten
Barbara Truyen (VPRO)
Karen Edwards (BROOK LAPPING)
Greg Sanderson (BROOK LAPPING)
Reinhardt Beetz (gebrueder beetz)
Redaktion
Martin Pieper und Miriam Carbe (ZDF ARTE)
Mandy Chang und Hailey Reynolds (BBC Storyville)
Axel Arno (SVT)
Anders Bruus (DR)
Barbara Truyen (VPRO)
Sales & distribution
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„Just in diesem Moment überraschen uns die aus dem Theaterbereich stammenden jungen Regisseure Hans Block und Moritz Riesewieck mit einem erstaunlichen Dokumentarfilm, der seit Monaten Publikum und Kritik auf den wichtigsten Festivals der Welt elektrisiert. Völlig zu Recht: Es ist, als würden einem die Scheuklappen weggerissen, als sähe man das, was sich seit Jahren direkt vor unseren Augen abspielt, zum ersten Mal unverschleiert... eine fesselnde ,Doku noir' mit höchstem Anspruch...Dieser Film müsste an allen Schulen gezeigt werden.“
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
17.05.2018
