Today’s Prayer Focus

Darwin's Nightmare

Moral Rating:	not reviewed
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:	Adults
Genre:	Documentary
Length:	1 hr. 47 min.
Year of Release:	2004
USA Release:	June 1, 2005 (film festival)

Relevant Issues

What is man’s responsibility to the environment? How environmentally concerned should Christians be? How far should our “caretaker” role take us? Answer

How might rain forest destruction affect our weather? Answer

What does the Bible say about human suffering? Answer

Featuring	n/a
Director	Hubert Sauper
Producer	Barbara Albert, Martin Gschlacht, Edouard Mauriat, Hubert Sauper, Antonin Svoboda, Hubert Toint
Distributor	International Film Circuit

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “A commentary about the suffering of the impoverished fishermen of Mwanza, Tanzania, brought about by capitalism and globalization. The Nile Perch, a species of enormous fish that was introduced into Lake Victoria a few decades ago, has since wiped out the lakes other marine life. The Perch has become a major export for the dinner tables of two million Europeans every day, yet the people who live in Mwanza are starving, and the planes that export the popular fish also deliver arms back to Africa.”

See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers.

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