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International Falcon Smuggling

International Falcon Smuggling
NR 44 minDocumentary
The smugglers who come from Europe and the United States of America steal the eggs of the arctic gerfalcon and transport them in private planes to Germany The young birds are then sold for 50000 each usually to wealthy Arabs The white falcon is the biggest and strongest falcon in the world tragically most of them die when exposed to the heat of the desert The film investigates the methods of the smugglers and shows interviews with falcon dealers policemen animal protectors in Europe and America and includes authentic shots from a falconbust in Cologne Germany
DirectorRalph Christians

Movie Details

Original Language:Icelandic
Production Companies:Magma films