The Tiger Mafia
The magnificent tiger is one of the world’s most beloved, and threatened creatures. Filmmaker Karl Ammann uncovers their illegal breeding in secret South East Asian tiger farms. His nine-year investigation exposes how body parts are harvested from both live and butchered tigers, and then traded for sale in China’s underground pharmaceutical and jewelry industries.
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The Tiger Mafia
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Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 28, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
75%
Original Title
The Tiger Mafia
Production Companies
HOOK Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH
Director
Laurin Merz
Description
The magnificent tiger is one of the world’s most beloved, and threatened creatures. Filmmaker Karl Ammann uncovers their illegal breeding in secret South East Asian tiger farms. His nine-year investigation exposes how body parts are harvested from both live and butchered tigers, and then traded for sale in China’s underground pharmaceutical and jewelry industries.
