The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas than Germany. It was only after Russia's invasion of the Ukraine that the German government realized that Russia had long used gas as a weapon to impose its will on states. The instrument created for this purpose is the natural gas production company GAZPROM. So how did Germany become so dependent on Russian gas? The documentary shows how, over several decades and several changes of government, a broad alliance of politicians and business representatives did everything possible to secure Germany's energy supply with cheap Russian gas, while the Kremlin's foreign policy became increasingly aggressive and the warnings of experts went unheeded.
Community
Vote on scenes, quotes, and characters for In the Grip of Gazprom (2023).
The moment that still lives in your head.
Starters for In the Grip of Gazprom
Your take
Rate this title
Tap half or full stars · 0.5–10 scale
Be the first Cinemoood rating
Open communitySign in to save your rating.
None yet
See all
Alexander Scheer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jürgen Hambrecht
Self - Interviewee
Wolfgang Ischinger
Self - Interviewee
Radoslaw Sikorski
Self - Interviewee
Andriy Kobolyev
Self - Interviewee
Angela Stent
Self - Interviewee
Martin Schulz
Self - Interviewee
David L. Goldwin
Self - Interviewee
Matthias Warnig
Self - Interviewee
Margarita M. Balmaceda
Self - Interviewee
Frank Umbach
Self - Interviewee
Jonathan Stern
Self - Interviewee
Alexey Venediktov
Self - Interviewee
Richard Anderson
Self - Interviewee
Daniel Yergin
Self - Interviewee
Dirk Laabs
Director
Dirk Laabs
Writer
Matthias Greving
Producer
Kay Siering
Producer
Axel Baumann
Director of Photography
Dieter Stürmer
Director of Photography
Gregor Perle
Director of Photography
Oliver Gurr
Director of Photography
Andrzej Król
Director of Photography
Philipp Koepsell
Director of Photography
Patrick Brandt
Director of Photography
Victor Coletta
Director of Photography
Christian Friedel
Director of Photography
Konrad Kassing
Director of Photography
Holger Schnitzer
Director of Photography
