"This eye-opening documentary brings some of the shocking effects of globalization to light". It also has a score of 84 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Awards 2004 Entrevues Film Festival (Entre vues), Audience Award 2004 European Film Award for Best Documentary 2004 Vienna International Film Festival, Vienna Film Award 2005 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Audience Award 2005 Angers European First Film Festival, European Jury Award 2005 Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival, Audience Award 2005 Sydney Film Festival, FIPRESCI Prize 2005 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Special Jury Prize and Community Cinema Award 2006 César Award for Best First Feature Film 2006 Academy Awards Best Documentary Feature nominee References External links Official website Les ambiguïtés du Cauchemar de Darwin - The ambiguity of Darwin’s Nightmare article at Africultures.net Révélations et impasses d’une approche radicale de la mondialisation - Paper by Frédéric Giraut at EspacesTemps.net which assesses the scientific interest of both the movie and the critical book by François Garçon 2004 films 2004 documentary films Environment of Tanzania French documentary films Mwanza Documentary films about environmental issues Austrian documentary films Films set in Tanzania Films directed by Hubert Sauper European Film Awards winners (films) Best First Feature Film César Award winners 2000s French films