Activism
Nature
Politics
German Premiere

Trade Secret

Abraham Joffe / Australia, United Kingdom / 2025 / 98 min

Polar bears have become a symbol of the fragile Arctic—and of a trade that largely unfolds out of sight. Over six years, the film follows three unlikely allies as they investigate the issue across the globe. Their trail leads them to a system of legalized trophy hunting, where the skin and heads of killed animals are traded as collectors’ items. The deeper they dig, the more complex the picture becomes: conservation, politics, and economic interests are tightly intertwined. In the end, a troubling question emerges: could those meant to protect these animals be part of the problem?

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Credits

Year 2025
Production Countries Australia, United Kingdom
Runtime 98 min
FSK Not rated
Languages English, Norwegian, Greenlandic, Mandarin, Inuktitut
Subtitle English
Premiere Status German Premiere
Director Abraham Joffe
Producers Abraham Joffe, Dom West, Louis Cooper Robinson
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