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Axel Milberg Says ARD Film Crew Faced Death Threats During Brazil Shoot for ‘Verschollen’

The environmental thriller draws on research into carbon-credit projects linked to indigenous displacement.

Overview

  • Milberg recounted in publicity interviews that the team encountered hostile actors while filming in remote Cerrado locations in Brazil.
  • He said the convoy was halted by unknown individuals near a small village and that a translator overheard talk about disposing of the crew’s bodies.
  • According to his account, the production fled a hotel before dawn after learning it was expected to be surrounded hours later.
  • Directed by Daniel Harrich, the film examines alleged corruption tied to reforestation and CO2 certificates, with Milberg portraying an engineer whose son disappears.
  • ARD/Das Erste is scheduled to broadcast the film on Wednesday, November 12, at 20:15, and outlets report Milberg’s claims as his account without independent verification.