Documentary

Diamonds — Myth and Marketing

A journey into the diamond trade, from royal collections and historic heists to the dealers and workshops of Antwerp and New York. The film explores how power, scarcity and marketing turned carbon into a global symbol of desire.

Documentary / 91 min

Opening sequence / 29 sec

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Production Company
Spiegel TV
Broadcaster
Commissioned By
ZDF
Producer
Kay Siering
Writing & Direction
Tanja Dammertz & Almut Faass
Cinematography
Dominik van Alst, Oliver Gurr, Ralf Heinze, Hans Jacobi, Alexis Jentzsch, Andrew Kirschenbaum, Mohammad Anaz Bin Mat Lasim, Paul Pflüger & Shafuddin Bin Zaharulzaman
Camera Operator
Josh Kun
Editors
Hauke Ketelsen & Anja Schütze
Production Sound
David Ansalem, Zora Butzke, Daniel Cehic, Elias Kilper, Rupert Scheele, Stefan Tuchel & Sven Vietense
Sound Mix
Achim Niesche
Graphics
Richard Sako
Archive Research
Kirsten Hübner & Clara Ebeling
Narration — German Version
Angela Schöneck
Production — Spiegel TV
Holger Kreith
Production Management — ZDF
Katharina Krohmann
Editorial
Peter Allenbacher
Editorial Support
Nicole Schmidt
Production Assistant
Nacho Crespo
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