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Release Date:
February 7, 2023
Original Title:
Gazprom - Die perfekte Waffe
Alternate Titles:
ARD Story: Gazprom - Die perfekte Waffe
Das Gazprom-Geheimnis
Gazprom - Die perfekte Waffe
Gazprom - L’arme parfaite
Gazprom : L'arme parfaite
In the Grip of Gazprom
Inside Gazprom
Genres:
Documentary | History | TV Movie
Production Companies:
ARTE
Kinescope Film
NDR
Spiegel TV
WDR
nordmedia
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
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.
Co-Writer:
Anna Sadovnikova
Commissioning Editor:
Barbara Schmitz
Dirk Neuhoff
Director:
Dirk Laabs
Director of Photography:
Victor Coletta
Christian Friedel
Oliver Gurr
Philipp Koepsell
Konrad Kassing
Dieter Stürmer
Axel Baumann
Holger Schnitzer
Patrick Brandt
Andrzej Król
Gregor Perle
Editor:
Arno Schumann
Hagen Schöne
Jan Strauß
Line Producer:
Kirsten Lukaczik
Manuel Tanduo
Music:
Carsten Rocker
Producer:
Matthias Greving
Kay Siering
Production Manager:
Pauline Wegesin
Franziska Ziemann
Jano Leiermann
Wolfram Gumbert-Brewitt
Writer:
Dirk Laabs
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