In the Grip of Gazprom

202390m8.3 (3)
DocumentaryHistory

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.

Crew

CF

Christian Friedel

Director of Photography

KK

Konrad Kassing

Director of Photography

GP

Gregor Perle

Director of Photography

DL

Dirk Laabs

Director

PK

Philipp Koepsell

Director of Photography

KS

Kay Siering

Producer

PB

Patrick Brandt

Director of Photography

DL

Dirk Laabs

Writer

Cast

Alexander Scheer

Alexander Scheer

Self - Narrator (voice)

JH

Jürgen Hambrecht

Self - Interviewee

WI

Wolfgang Ischinger

Self - Interviewee

Radoslaw Sikorski

Radoslaw Sikorski

Self - Interviewee

AK

Andriy Kobolyev

Self - Interviewee

AS

Angela Stent

Self - Interviewee

Martin Schulz

Martin Schulz

Self - Interviewee

DL

David L. Goldwin

Self - Interviewee

MW

Matthias Warnig

Self - Interviewee

MM

Margarita M. Balmaceda

Self - Interviewee

FU

Frank Umbach

Self - Interviewee

JS

Jonathan Stern

Self - Interviewee

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