Brief Synopsis:

From the taiga in Siberia over the primary forests of Romania to the primeval forest in Peru: around the world, billions of dollars are made from illegal logging. Alexander von Bismarck has been on the timber mafia’s trail for years. As head of the Environmental Investigation Agency in Washington, he tirelessly takes to the road. He doesn’t shy from changing persona and appearance and employing concealed technical means to bring illegal activities to light. An essential part of his work, over and above his detective activities, is creating political and public awareness of the disastrous consequences of forest depletion. This wake-up-call documentary follows Von Bismarck and his comrades into the hell of profit-lust and back again.