A uniformed soldier stands with a rifle beside a large burning pile of ivory tusks, part of an intense ivory game to curb illegal poaching. Thick smoke rises into the sky, marking a determined conservation effort.
An elephant stands in a grassy field with birds around it, embodying the allure of the ivory game. A wildebeest walks in the foreground, while the background features a distant mountain and some trees.
A large pile of ivory tusks is engulfed in flames and smoke, reminiscent of a scene from an ivory game. The background is filled with gray and white clouds rising from the burning tusks, conveying a strong message against the ivory trade.
A soldier stands on a dirt path holding a rifle, wearing a camouflage uniform and beret. Behind him, piles of burning ivory emit smoke, reminiscent of an ivory game scene, set against a cloudy sky and grassy terrain.

The Ivory Game

Action·116 min·Completed

'The Ivory Game' exposes the dark world of ivory trafficking, following undercover heroes fighting to save African elephants from extinction.

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Genre
Action
Conservation
Nature & Wildlife
Duration
116 min
Definition
HD
Audio
5.1
Status
Completed
Year
2016
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Synopsis

‘The Ivory Game’ is an undercover feature-documentary, set to expose the dark world of ivory trafficking.

The African elephant faces extinction as poachers wreak slaughter in pursuit of the ‘white gold’ of ivory, considered a symbol of luxury and power amongst the new rising Chinese middle-class.

Award-winning director Richard Ladkani and Academy Award® nominated director Kief Davidson filmed undercover for 16 months, moving across the continents of Africa and Asia, infiltrating and documenting the deep-rooted corruption at the heart of the global ivory trafficking crisis.

Their cameras follow a band of remarkable heroes; from intelligence organizations, such as the Tanzanian Task Force, freedom-of-information groups like WildLeaks, undercover activists, high-level conservationists and frontline rangers. Together they take on the fight, to bring down poachers, traffickers and corrupt government officials.

A torch-bearing film, ‘The Ivory Game’ will inspire both outrage and hope, marking a turning point in mankind’s relationship with the greatest land mammal on Earth

Team

Directed by Richard Ladkani & Kief Davidson
Produced by Walter Köhler
Producers Kief Davidson, Wolfgang Knöpfler
Production Companies A Netflix Documentary Terra Mater Factual Studios Vulcan Productions in association with Malaika Pictures in association with Appian Way

Team

Directed by Richard Ladkani & Kief Davidson
Produced by Walter Köhler
Producers Kief Davidson, Wolfgang Knöpfler
Production Companies A Netflix Documentary Terra Mater Factual Studios Vulcan Productions in association with Malaika Pictures in association with Appian Way
Edited by Verena Schönauer
Director of Photography Richard Ladkani
Location Sound Roland Winkler
Music by H. Scott Salinas
Executive producers Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson, Joanne Reay, Dinah Czezik-Müller, Paul G. Allen, Carole Tomko, Jody Gottlieb, Adam Del Deo, Jason Spingarn-Koff, Lisa Nishimura
Featuring (in order of appearance) Elisifa Ngowi, Craig Millar, Andrea Crosta, Hongxiang Huang, Ofir Drori, Ian Craig, Georgina Kamanga

Awards & Recognitions

Berlin, Germany Cinema for Peace Cinema for Peace International Green Award 2017
New York, USA Tusk Wildlife Game Changer Award 2017
The Humane Society of the United States HSUS’ 31st Genesis Award: Outstanding Documentary Film 2017
Beijing, China BJIFF – Beijing International Film Festival Best International Feature Documentary 2017
Eckernförde, Germany Green Screen Festival Best Film of the Festival 2017
Eckernförde, Germany Green Screen Festival Best Postproduction 2017
Eckernförde, Germany Green Screen Festival Special Price: Green Report 2017
Wyoming, USA Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Grand Teton Award 2017
Wyoming, USA Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Best Theatrical Program 2017
Wyoming, USA Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Best Writing 2017
Los Angeles, USA Academy Awards Shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature 2017
Los Angeles, USA 64th Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards Nomination: Excellence in Sound Editing: Feature Documentary 2017
Vienna, Austria Kurier ROMY Akademiepreise Nomiation: Best Documentary Feature 2017
Wyoming, USA Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Nomination: Best Impact Film 2017
Wyoming, USA Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Nomination: Best Editing 2017
Bristol, United Kingdom Wildscreen Festival WWF Golden Panda Award 2016
Bristol, United Kingdom Wildscreen Festival Theatrical Award 2016
Toronto, Canada TIFF Toronto International Film Festival 2016
Telluride, USA Telluride Film Festival 2016
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