In the Grip of Gazprom
The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas than Germany. It was only after Russia's invasion of the Ukraine that the German government realized that Russia had long used gas as a weapon to impose its will on states. The instrument created for this purpose is the natural gas production company GAZPROM. So how did Germany become so dependent on Russian gas? The documentary shows how, over several decades and several changes of government, a broad alliance of politicians and business representatives did everything possible to secure Germany's energy supply with cheap Russian gas, while the Kremlin's foreign policy became increasingly aggressive and the warnings of experts went unheeded.
Cast
Alexander Scheer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jürgen Hambrecht
Self - Interviewee
Wolfgang Ischinger
Self - Interviewee
Radoslaw Sikorski
Self - Interviewee
Andriy Kobolyev
Self - Interviewee
Angela Stent
Self - Interviewee
Martin Schulz
Self - Interviewee
David L. Goldwin
Self - Interviewee
Matthias Warnig
Self - Interviewee
Margarita M. Balmaceda
Self - Interviewee
Frank Umbach
Self - Interviewee
Jonathan Stern
Self - Interviewee
Alexey Venediktov
Self - Interviewee
Richard Anderson
Self - Interviewee
Daniel Yergin
Self - Interviewee
Don Carlos
Self - Interviewee
Guy Chazan
Self - Interviewee
Bill Browder
Self - Interviewee
Simon Chadwick
Self - Interviewee
Heather Conlay
Self - Interviewee
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Languages
- German, English
- Budget
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- Revenue
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- Age rating
- —
- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- Kinescope FilmSpiegel TVWDRNDRARTEnordmedia
Crew
Director
Dirk Laabs
Writers
Dirk Laabs, Anna Sadovnikova
Christian Friedel
Director of Photography
Patrick Brandt
Director of Photography
Jan Strauß
Editor
Hagen Schöne
Editor
Oliver Gurr
Director of Photography
Victor Coletta
Director of Photography
