Africa's giant rats – the size of a cat – can be trained to detect land-mines by smelling them. Giant rats are clever and they learn fast. Their sense of smell is better than a dog's, they have more stamina, and they're a lot cheaper to train. This documentary follows "Miss Marple", who was born in a training lab and who goes through a year's training before being sent on her first mission to Mozambique. A shorter version (43 minutes) screened at festivals in 2009 but was never widely released.
Unfortunately the movie Detecting Danger: Africa's Giant Rats is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Herbert Ostwald | Writer |
Editing | Jan Stefan Kolbe | Editor |
Sound | Mark Joggerst | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Norbert Röttcher | Director of Photography |
Production | Uli Veith | Producer |
Camera | Roland Gockel | Director of Photography |
Production | Bernd Wilting | Executive Producer |
Directing | Herbert Ostwald | Director |