The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas than Germany. It was only after Russia's invasion of the Ukraine that the German government realized that Russia had long used gas as a weapon to impose its will on states. The instrument created for this purpose is the natural gas production company GAZPROM. So how did Germany become so dependent on Russian gas? The documentary shows how, over several decades and several changes of government, a broad alliance of politicians and business representatives did everything possible to secure Germany's energy supply with cheap Russian gas, while the Kremlin's foreign policy became increasingly aggressive and the warnings of experts went unheeded.
Unfortunately the movie In the Grip of Gazprom is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Dirk Laabs | Director |
Camera | Christian Friedel | Director of Photography |
Crew | Barbara Schmitz | Commissioning Editor |
Camera | Patrick Brandt | Director of Photography |
Editing | Jan Strauß | Editor |
Production | Jano Leiermann | Production Manager |
Production | Wolfram Gumbert-Brewitt | Production Manager |
Production | Matthias Greving | Producer |
Editing | Hagen Schöne | Editor |
Writing | Dirk Laabs | Writer |
Camera | Oliver Gurr | Director of Photography |
Camera | Victor Coletta | Director of Photography |
Camera | Konrad Kassing | Director of Photography |
Camera | Dieter Stürmer | Director of Photography |
Camera | Holger Schnitzer | Director of Photography |
Production | Kay Siering | Producer |
Camera | Andrzej Król | Director of Photography |
Production | Kirsten Lukaczik | Line Producer |
Writing | Anna Sadovnikova | Co-Writer |
Camera | Axel Baumann | Director of Photography |
Production | Pauline Wegesin | Production Manager |
Production | Franziska Ziemann | Production Manager |
Production | Manuel Tanduo | Line Producer |
Crew | Dirk Neuhoff | Commissioning Editor |
Camera | Gregor Perle | Director of Photography |
Sound | Carsten Rocker | Music |
Camera | Philipp Koepsell | Director of Photography |
Editing | Arno Schumann | Editor |