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In the Grip of Gazprom
2023 8.0 (1 votes) 1h 30m
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Documentary History TV Movie
Production Companies
Kinescope Film
Spiegel TV
WDR
NDR
ARTE
nordmedia

In the Grip of Gazprom (Gazprom - Die perfekte Waffe)

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director of Photography: Christian Friedel, Konrad Kassing, Gregor Perle, Philipp Koepsell, Patrick Brandt, Holger Schnitzer, Oliver Gurr, Andrzej Król, Dieter Stürmer, Victor Coletta, Axel Baumann

Director: Dirk Laabs

Producer: Kay Siering, Matthias Greving

Writer: Dirk Laabs

Top Cast

Alexander Scheer
Alexander Scheer

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jürgen Hambrecht

Self - Interviewee

Wolfgang Ischinger

Self - Interviewee

Radoslaw Sikorski
Radoslaw Sikorski

Self - Interviewee

Andriy Kobolyev

Self - Interviewee

Angela Stent

Self - Interviewee

Martin Schulz
Martin Schulz

Self - Interviewee

David L. Goldwin

Self - Interviewee

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