Germans donate around 5 billion euros each year. Donations are important to thousands of non-profit organizations that help tormented animals and people in need. But: Just how much money actually gets to the needy? The documentary THE RIP-OFF WITH DONATIONS (original title: DIE SPENDEN-ABZOCKER) shows how the well-meaning public is deceived and what people should watch out for when it comes to donations.

Screenplay/Directors: Carsten Rau and Hauke Wendler
Camera: André Wawro, Boris Mahlau
Editor: Sigrid Sveistrup
Commissioning Editor: Christoph Mestmacher
Production: PIER 53 Filmproduktion