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It’s been called a crisis, a war, a campaign, but the word that most accurately describes the mass slaughter of rhinos is ‘genocide’. Just a century ago more than half a million of these animals roamed the earth. Today, only 3 percent of that figure remains – which is why Susan Scott and Bonné de Bod gave up everything they owned to make STROOP, a film that has been described as the most important documentary on rhino poaching yet.

Susan trained as a cinematographer in the United States, but because there were limited opportunities for women in the ’90s, she returned to South Africa, where she edited footage for some of the world’s best wildlife filmmakers. Presenter and producer Bonné’s career started somewhat differently. She became a model after graduating from college, but her passion for wildlife eventually helped her land a field-reporting position with the SABC. And it was on that the two women met and the idea for was born.

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