Pablo's Hippos

Director: Lawrence Elman, Antonio Von Hildebrand

IMDB: Pablo's Hippos recounts the absurd and paradoxical history of Colombia's thirty-year struggle with international drug trafficking, at once a farce and a tragedy, as seen through the eyes of the extravagant pet of the most powerful drug baron in history: a hippopotamus named Pablo.

BBC synopsis: Recounting the history of Colombia's struggle with drug trafficking as seen through the eyes of the pet of the most powerful drug baron in history - a hippopotamus named Pablo.

Released: 02 Apr 2011 First broadcast: 17 Jan 2011

– IMDB: 7.3
– BBC programme page