Feathered Cocaine


1h 30m 2010

Brief Synopsis

Falcon smuggling has become one of the world's most mysterious and profitable illegal trades. Held in highest esteem by the wealthy elite throughout the Persian Gulf, the sporting birds have earned the label "feathered cocaine" as thieves race to ransack them from all parts of the world. This invest

Film Details

Also Known As
Falkasaga
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Foreign
Nature
Release Date
2010

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Falcon smuggling has become one of the world's most mysterious and profitable illegal trades. Held in highest esteem by the wealthy elite throughout the Persian Gulf, the sporting birds have earned the label "feathered cocaine" as thieves race to ransack them from all parts of the world. This investigation into the falcon trade reveals surprising links to royal dynasties, the CIA and KGB, the oil industry, and Al Qaeda.

Film Details

Also Known As
Falkasaga
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Foreign
Nature
Release Date
2010

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Released in United States 2010

Released in United States 2011

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 29-May 9, 2010.

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 29-May 9, 2010.)

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Feature Competition) April 21-May 2, 2010.)

Released in United States 2011 (True Stories)

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Feature Competition) April 21-May 2, 2010.

Released in United States 2010