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BILLION DOLLAR BABIES
2026 · 90 min
A sober, globe-trotting investigative documentary that quietly builds unease as it reveals a hidden economy.
- Directed by
- Sebastian Weis
- Genres
- 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.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Corruption, crime, environment, greed
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Sebastian Weis
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime