Cover for the film, The Ivory Game. Features a dark background with a large picture of a disappearing elephant.

The Ivory Game

1h 52m

NR

2016

Last Updated: 24 July 2021Published On: 4 April 2019

The Ivory Game is a documentary on wildlife activists who take on poachers in an effort to end the illegal ivory trade in Africa.

Cover for the film, The Ivory Game. Features a dark background with a large picture of a disappearing elephant.

The Ivory Game

1h 52m

NR

2016

Last Updated: 24 July 2021Published On: 4 April 2019

The Ivory Game is a documentary on wildlife activists who take on poachers in an effort to end the illegal ivory trade in Africa.

Cover for the film, The Ivory Game. Features a dark background with a large picture of a disappearing elephant.

The Ivory Game

1h 52m

NR

2016

Last Updated: 24 July 2021Published On: 4 April 2019

The Ivory Game is a documentary on wildlife activists who take on poachers in an effort to end the illegal ivory trade in Africa.

NOTES FROM THE FILMMAKERS

Synopsis

The Ivory Game exposes the dark world of ivory trafficking. Ivory is a prized status symbol for middle-class Chinese, and poachers in pursuit of “white gold” are slaughtering African elephants in record numbers.

Award-winning director Richard Ladkani and Academy Award-nominated director Kief Davidson filmed undercover for 16 months infiltrating and documenting the deep-rooted corruption at the heart of the global ivory trafficking crisis.

 

About the Filmmakers

This documentary was produced by Walter Kohler, Kief Davidson, Wolfgang Knopfler, and directed by Richard Ladkani & Kief Davidson. Find out more about the film at theivorygame.com.

Critic Reviews

“Moments like that lend “The Ivory Game” a pervasive air of sadness within its urgency. But perhaps, as in other recent animal-advocacy documentaries—“Blackfish” (about abuses at SeaWorld) and “The Cove” (about Japanese dolphin hunting)—the resulting feeling of outrage will spur viewers into action.” – Christy Lemire. The Ivory Game. RogertEbert.com

 

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