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BILLION DOLLAR BABIES

2026-03-24 · 90 min · ★ 8.0

Documentary · Crime

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.

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Directors
Sebastian Weis
Production companies
DOCDAYS Productions, ZDF, BBC World Service, Hrvatska Radiotelevizija, ARTE
Countries
Germany, United Kingdom, Croatia
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Released

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