Kautschuk

Kautschuk

1938 · 104 min · ★ 10.0 · Adventure

About how the British broke the Brazilian monopoly on natural rubber. The storyline suggests a complex relation between adventure, military conquest and imperialism.

Directed by Eduard von Borsody · Written by Ernst von Salomon

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