BBC Storyville Orders Muammar Gaddafi Documentary From Brook Lapping

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The U.K.โ€™s BBC Fourย has commissioned a feature-length documentary that will investigate what became of the Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafiโ€™s immense wealth in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, which ended his reign.

Produced byย Brook Lapping, โ€œThe Search for Gaddafiโ€™s Billionsโ€ will air as part of the BBCโ€™s long-running documentary banner Storyville, and will follow two Dutch journalists, Misha Wessel and Thomas Blom, as they enter the mysterious world of spies, special forces and political insiders who are hunting Gaddafiโ€™s cash.

Broadcasters VPRO/NPO are the lead commissioners, and the 90-minute film is co-produced withย ZDF/Arte and Brook Lapping in association with Gebrรผder Beetz Filmproduktion. Brook Lapping is part of Zinc Media Group.

 

 

Greg Sanderson, director of London Television for Zinc Media Group, said: โ€œEnigmatic in life, it is no surprise that Gaddafiโ€™s legacy is a tale of intrigue and violence. This film follows a deadly trail, covering large parts of the world, to find the missing billions. Our films are renowned for uncovering the real events behind modern historyโ€™s key moments. This film is no exception and we expect it to build on its strong pre-sales to garner strong international interest.โ€

Mandy Chang, commissioning editor for BBC Storyville, said: โ€œThe dark story of Muammar al-Gaddafi, and what happened to the billions he amassed and stashed outside Libya during his lifetime is shrouded in mystery. As the Libyan people, robbed of vast reserves that Gaddafi took for himself, remain impoverished and locked in a power vacuum, two competing groups mount a hunt for the twelve and a half billion dollars, that Gaddafi hid in South Africa.โ€

The documentary will be part of several Storyville programs scheduled for this fall and winter. It is executive produced by Greg Sanderson and Karen Edwards for Brook Lapping at Zinc Media Group and distributed globally by All3Media International.

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