The cannibalism of the giant Nile perch provides a pithy metaphor for the voracious consumption of the West. The perch was introduced into Lake Victoria in the 1960s, wiping out the existing marine life. Now the fish is the region's most profitable export, distorting the economic life of Tanzania, and leaving most of the population in poverty. Showing as part of the Storyville strand.
Director Hubert Sauper ; Series editor Nick Eraser