In the Grip of Gazprom (2023)
In the Grip of Gazprom (2023)
The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas than Germany. It was only after Russia's invasion of the Ukraine that the German government realized that Russia had long used gas as a weapon to impose its will on states. The instrument created for this purpose is the natural gas production company GAZPROM. So how did Germany become so dependent on Russian gas? The documentary shows how, over several decades and several changes of government, a broad alliance of politicians and business representatives did everything possible to secure Germany's energy supply with cheap Russian gas, while the Kremlin's foreign policy became increasingly aggressive and the warnings of experts went unheeded.

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Alexander Scheer Alexander Scheer As: Self - Narrator (voice)
Jürgen Hambrecht Jürgen Hambrecht As: Self - Interviewee
Wolfgang Ischinger Wolfgang Ischinger As: Self - Interviewee
Radoslaw Sikorski Radoslaw Sikorski As: Self - Interviewee
Andriy Kobolyev Andriy Kobolyev As: Self - Interviewee
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Storyline

The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas than Germany. It was only after Russia's invasion of the Ukraine that the German government realized that Russia had long used gas as a weapon to impose its will on states. The instrument created for this purpose is the natural gas production company GAZPROM. So how did Germany become so dependent on Russian gas? The documentary shows how, over several decades and several changes of government, a broad alliance of politicians and business representatives did everything possible to secure Germany's energy supply with cheap Russian gas, while the Kremlin's foreign policy became increasingly aggressive and the warnings of experts went unheeded.


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Details

Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie

Language: English, Deutsch, Український, Pусский

Release Date: 07 February 2023

Country: DE

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: Kinescope Film, Spiegel TV, WDR, NDR, ARTE, nordmedia

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Cast

Alexander Scheer

Alexander Scheer

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jürgen Hambrecht

Jürgen Hambrecht

Self - Interviewee

Wolfgang Ischinger

Wolfgang Ischinger

Self - Interviewee

Radoslaw Sikorski

Radoslaw Sikorski

Self - Interviewee

Andriy Kobolyev

Andriy Kobolyev

Self - Interviewee

Angela Stent

Angela Stent

Self - Interviewee

Martin Schulz

Martin Schulz

Self - Interviewee

David L. Goldwin

David L. Goldwin

Self - Interviewee

Matthias Warnig

Matthias Warnig

Self - Interviewee

Margarita M. Balmaceda

Margarita M. Balmaceda

Self - Interviewee

Frank Umbach

Frank Umbach

Self - Interviewee

Jonathan Stern

Jonathan Stern

Self - Interviewee

Alexey Venediktov

Alexey Venediktov

Self - Interviewee

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Self - Interviewee

Daniel Yergin

Daniel Yergin

Self - Interviewee

Don Carlos

Don Carlos

Self - Interviewee

Guy Chazan

Guy Chazan

Self - Interviewee

Bill Browder

Bill Browder

Self - Interviewee

Simon Chadwick

Simon Chadwick

Self - Interviewee

Heather Conlay

Heather Conlay

Self - Interviewee

Benjamin Schmitt

Benjamin Schmitt

Self - Interviewee

Jens Høvsgaard

Jens Høvsgaard

Self - Interviewee

Suriya Jayanti

Suriya Jayanti

Self - Interviewee

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)

Gerhard Schröder

Gerhard Schröder

Self (archive footage)

Alexey Miller

Alexey Miller

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Self (archive footage)

Anna Politkovskaya

Anna Politkovskaya

Self (archive footage)

Alexander Litvinenko

Alexander Litvinenko

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Saakashvili

Mikhail Saakashvili

Self (archive footage)

Leonid Kravchuk

Leonid Kravchuk

Self (archive footage)

Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Yushchenko

Self (archive footage)

Sergey Kupriyanov

Sergey Kupriyanov

Self (archive footage)

Alexander Medvedev

Alexander Medvedev

Self (archive footage)

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Self (archive footage)

Friedrich Späth

Friedrich Späth

Self (archive footage)

Martin Bartenstein

Martin Bartenstein

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Faisal Islam

Faisal Islam

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Reed

Thomas Reed

Self (archive footage)

Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen

Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen

Self (archive footage)

Zhanna Nemtsova

Zhanna Nemtsova

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Helmut Schmidt

Helmut Schmidt

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

King Charles III of the United Kingdom

King Charles III of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John McCain

John McCain

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Göran Persson

Göran Persson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paavo Lipponen

Paavo Lipponen

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lech Wałęsa

Lech Wałęsa

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Viktor Yanukovych

Viktor Yanukovych

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Glos

Michael Glos

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wulf-Hinrich Bernotat

Wulf-Hinrich Bernotat

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hans Friderichs

Hans Friderichs

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dmytro Firtash

Dmytro Firtash

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Valentin Falin

Valentin Falin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

William J. Casey

William J. Casey

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Burckhard Bergmann

Burckhard Bergmann

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed By

Dirk Laabs

Dirk Laabs

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Pauline Wegesin

Pauline Wegesin

Production Manager

Franziska Ziemann

Franziska Ziemann

Production Manager

Jano Leiermann

Jano Leiermann

Production Manager

Wolfram Gumbert-Brewitt

Wolfram Gumbert-Brewitt

Production Manager

Kirsten Lukaczik

Kirsten Lukaczik

Line Producer

Manuel Tanduo

Manuel Tanduo

Line Producer

Matthias Greving

Matthias Greving

Producer

Kay Siering

Kay Siering

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Victor Coletta

Victor Coletta

Director of Photography

Christian Friedel

Christian Friedel

Director of Photography

Oliver Gurr

Oliver Gurr

Director of Photography

Philipp Koepsell

Philipp Koepsell

Director of Photography

Konrad Kassing

Konrad Kassing

Director of Photography

Dieter Stürmer

Dieter Stürmer

Director of Photography

Axel Baumann

Axel Baumann

Director of Photography

Holger Schnitzer

Holger Schnitzer

Director of Photography

Patrick Brandt

Patrick Brandt

Director of Photography

Andrzej Król

Andrzej Król

Director of Photography

Gregor Perle

Gregor Perle

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Barbara Schmitz

Barbara Schmitz

Commissioning Editor

Dirk Neuhoff

Dirk Neuhoff

Commissioning Editor

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