Initially envisioned as a six-month project, the film on the rhino poaching crisis stretches into four years as Bonné de Bod and Susan Scott realise the magnitude of the epidemic.

The pair gain access to wildlife rangers on the frontline in South Africa's national parks and then garner undercover footage as they travel to China and Vietnam to follow the supply and demand chain.

[2] The sentiment was echoed by Anton Crone writing in the Sunday Times that "This is the most emotive documentary I have ever watched and I believe that STROOP (Afrikaans for 'poach') will alter the course of rhino conservation.

The film received a second sold-out screening following a feature on EenVandaag, a current affairs programme on the Dutch public broadcaster.

The Jury believes the filmmakers, guided by the great main character Bonné de Bod, have managed to show us the immense complexity of the problem of rhino poaching.