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THE TIGER MAFIA

by Karl Ammann, Laurin Merz

synopsis

The magnificent tiger is one of the world’s most beloved, and threatened creatures. Filmmaker, Karl Ammann uncovers their illegal breeding in secret South East Asian tiger farms. His nine-year investigation exposes how body parts are harvested from both live and butchered tigers, and then traded for sale in China’s underground pharmaceutical and jewelry industries.

international title: The Tiger Mafia
original title: The Tiger Mafia
country: Switzerland
sales agent: Mediawan Rights
year: 2021
genre: documentary
directed by: Karl Ammann, Laurin Merz
film run: 90'
screenplay: Laurin Merz, Christoph Senn, Will Staples
cinematography by: Jean Schablin, Karl Ammann, Sergey Vasiliev
film editing: Christoph Senn
music: Nils Kacirek, Milan Meyer-Kaya
producer: Karl Ammann, Laurin Merz, Phillip Hattingh, Klaus Sparwasser
executive producer: Will Staples
production: HOOK Film & Kultur Produktion

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