Eco-Crimes – Of dangerous gases and ruthless smugglers

It is an organized crime, just as lucrative as the drug trade, but hardly anyone knows about it: the smuggling of refrigerants, so-called HFCs. The legal trade with these gases is being increasingly restricted because they are extremely harmful to the climate. This makes the black market for HFCs lucrative. However, environmental activists, European authorities and special police units have taken up the fight against chemical smuggling.

TEAM:

Writer and director: Judith Voelker // Camera: Dieter Stürmer, Marcel Herrmann, Sven Kiesche // Editor: Isabelle Albert // Sound: Simone Hartmann, Ralf Gromann, Maximilian Bartusch // Music: Thomas Wolter // Sound mixing: Florian Ebrecht // Animation: Anastasia Wagner // Grading: Dany Schelby // Sound editing: Mathis Hohmann // Narrator: Simon Roden // Producer: Frank Nischk // Production manager: Marta Herrmann // Head of production: Katja Sträter // Executive producers: Thomas Weidenbach, Sarah Zierul // Commissioning editor WDR: Birgit Keller-Reddemann

A production of Längengrad Filmproduktion commissioned by WDR.