BILLION DOLLAR BABIES

BILLION DOLLAR BABIES

2026
1h 30m
8.0

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Documentary Crime
Overview

Hidden beneath the surface of the world’s waterways flows one of the most secretive and lucrative trades on Earth — the trafficking of baby eels. BILLION DOLLAR BABIES is a gripping narrative that exposes the billion-dollar global network built on one of nature’s most mysterious creatures — and the blurred moral lines between survival, greed, and conservation. What begins as an investigation into an obscure fishing niche unfolds into a shocking expose of globalised crime and environmental neglect. Despite being listed as a critically endangered species, the European eel has become one of the most valuable commodities on the black market — worth more than cocaine by weight and the most trafficked animal in the world.

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Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
DOCDAYS Productions ZDF BBC World Service Hrvatska Radiotelevizija ARTE
Production Countries
Germany United Kingdom Croatia
Spoken Languages
German English Mandarin French Polish Russian Spanish

Keywords

corruption black market globalization fishing eel wildlife organized crime environmental investigative journalism trafficking conservation sustainability thought provoking biodiversity ecosystem international poaching smuggling tense crime

Quick Facts

Original Title Milliarden Dollar Babies: Große Gewinne mit kleinen Aalen
Release Date March 24, 2026
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt41038902
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Cast

Key Crew

Sebastian Weis
Director
Sebastian Weis
Writer
Bridget Wing
Producer
Stefanie Kaiser
Producer
Nele Huff
Producer
Ana-Marija Validžić
Producer
Antje Boehmert
Executive Producer
Monica Garnsey
Executive Producer