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Champagne, l’envers d’un terroir

Edició Most 2025

About the movie

While the major champagne companies are recording record profits, the courts are being asked to investigate several cases of human trafficking during the harvest. The culprit: subcontractors who exploit foreign workers and house them in terrible conditions. For months, journalists Robert Schmidt, Stéphanie Wenger and Ishaq Anis have been investigating the hidden side of the champagne industry, with the support of the European NGO Journalismfund.

About the movie

While the major champagne companies are recording record profits, the courts are being asked to investigate several cases of human trafficking during the harvest. The culprit: subcontractors who exploit foreign workers and house them in terrible conditions. For months, journalists Robert Schmidt, Stéphanie Wenger and Ishaq Anis have been investigating the hidden side of the champagne industry, with the support of the European NGO Journalismfund.

Director: Sebastian Heemann, Robert Schmidt, Stéphanie Wenger, Ishaq Anis
Genre: Documentary
Year: 2023
Script: Sebastian Heemann, Robert Schmidt, Stéphanie Wenger, Ishaq Anis
Duration: 32 min
Country: France
Lenguages: French
Subtitles: Spanish

Photo direction: Paul Pflüger
Assembly: Sebastian Heemann
Music: Databank
Productor: Miramar Film, Arte
Public: All audiences