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Stroop - Journey into the Rhino Horn War
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Wikipedia article
'STROOP - Journey into the Rhino Horn War' is a 2018 South African documentary film about rhino poaching made by first-time filmmakers Bonn de Bod, an SABC wildlife presenter and Susan Scott , a trained cinematographer. The title "Stroop" refers to the Afrikaans word for poach.[https://www.apnews.com/45d342217e8446348dcb446bffd61bd6 Africa wildlife films try to inspire amid poaching scourge] Associated Press. 2 December 2018 Presented by de Bod, the film also includes the participation of Trang Nguyen, Jane Goodall and Karen Trendler. The film premiered at the San Francisco Green Film Festival in September 2018 before receiving a theatrical release in South Africa. It was released digitally worldwide on 12 February 2019.
Synopsis
Initially envisioned as a six-month project, the film on the rhino poaching crisis stretches into four years as Bonn de Bod and Susan Scott realise the magnitude of the epidemic. The pair gain access to wildlife rangers on the frontline in South Africa's national parks and then garner undercover footage as they travel to China and Vietnam to follow the supply and demand chain. They look at the motivations behind rhino horn consumption in Asia and how South Africa's criminal justice system is responding to the challenge.[https://www.journeyman.tv/film/7447/stroop-journey-into-the-rhino-horn-war Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War] Journeyman. Retrieved on 16 February 2019
Reception
The sentiment was echoed by Anton Crone writing in the 'Sunday Times' that "This is the most emotive documentary I have ever watched and I believe that 'STROOP' (Afrikaans for 'poach') will alter the course of rhino conservation."Crone, Anton. [https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2019-01-13-stroop-journey-into-the-rhino-wars-offers-a-closer-look-into-the-world-of-poaching/ 'Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Wars' offers a closer look into the world of poaching] The Sunday Times. 13 January 2019 The film was also awarded several festival awards, including the Green Tenacity Award by judges of the San Francisco Green Film Festival ahead of its premiere.[https://www.iol.co.za/mercury/news/sa-film-scoops-international-award-16365878 SA film scoops international award] The Mercury. 2 August 2018
The film was chosen to open the Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam in October 2018. The film received a second sold-out screening following a feature on 'EenVandaag', a current affairs programme on the Dutch public broadcaster. It also won the festival's Flamingo Award with the jury concluding that "This is an impressive and shocking film. The Jury believes the filmmakers, guided by the great main character Bonn de Bod, have managed to show us the immense complexity of the problem of rhino poaching. This body of work is a very powerful and emotional call to action."[https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/movies-theatre/sa-rhino-film-stroop-scoops-10-international-awards-17715094 SA rhino film Stroop scoops 10 international awards] IOL. 31 October 2018
The film which was screened on prime time television in Hong Kong, was also screened by the Hong Kong judiciary as part of an enforcement workshop. The workshop was attended by legislators, academics from Hong Kong universities, government forensic teams, criminal justice specialists and representatives from Hong Kongs department of justice, as well as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Queen's Counsel from London and Hong Kongs under secretary for the environment.[https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2019-02-11-sa-rhino-film-aired-in-china/ SA rhino film aired in China] The Herald. 11 February 2019
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