
GAMBLINGONEXTINCTIONisapowerfuldocumentarythattakesyoufromthekillingfieldsinKenyaandSouthAfricatothetradinghubsofVietnamandChinawithundercoverinvestigators,rangers,ex-poachers,conservationistsandbuyers.DirectorJakobKneserexposesthelethalmechanismsoftheglobaltrade,theterroristconnection,explainswhothecustomersare,whatgeneratesdemand,andwhatcanbedonetostoptheslaughter.Thisisastoryaboutgreedandamercilessbattleoveralimitedresource:Wildelephantsandrhinos.Itisinfactthedarksideofglobalization:Ivoryandrhinohornhavebecomelucrativecommodities.Itisnowa20billiondollarayearbusiness,themostlucrativeafterdrugsandweaponsandhasbeentakenoverbypowerful,connected,heavilyarmedinternationalsyndicates.Asnumbersgodownthepricesgoup,makingitaperversefuturesmarketinextinction.Poachingisaninternationalcrime.