Why Axel Milberg Feared for His Life During the Shoot of the Environmental Thriller - Director Daniel Harrich risks his life exposing reforestation’s dark secrets in *Vanished*
Award-winning director Daniel Harrich faces life-threatening danger while filming 'Vanished', an environmental thriller exposing the dark side of reforestation projects. The film, starring Axel Milberg, premieres on ARD on November 12 at 8:15 PM, exploring the displacement of Indigenous communities and the murky trade in CO₂ certificates.
In 'Vanished', Milberg plays Klemens Stadler, an engineer searching for his son Jan, an environmental scientist who vanished while assessing a reforestation project in Rio Pardo. The project's on-site manager, Kurt Winkler, admits funding relies on certification proving compliance with climate and human rights standards. However, Jan refused to certify the project after soil samples failed to meet funding requirements, and he may have been silenced for it.
During production, the crew of 'Vanished' faced threats and had to flee after being mistaken for an NGO meddling in local business. The film explores the atrocities committed under the guise of climate action, with Indigenous people facing eviction for the reforestation scheme. A 30-minute documentary, 'Vanished: The Doc', accompanies the film, contextualizing the fiction with real-world investigations. Eva, Jan's wife, hints at troubles, but his boss and a World Bank advisor insist everything was fine.
'Vanished' directed by Harrich, known for tackling urgent global crises, sheds light on the displacement of Indigenous communities and the deceptive 'green' financial products tied to reforestation projects. The film premieres on ARD on November 12, raising crucial questions about the true cost of climate change action.
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