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Road to Munich

1972

Road to Munich

1972
A short series based on volleyball at the Munich Olympics. The series features a mix of live action blended with animation.
Shoah: Four Sisters

2018

Shoah: Four Sisters

2018
8
Paula Biren, Ruth Elias, Ada Lichtman, Hanna Marton: Four Jewish women, witnesses and survivors of the most insane and pitiless barbarism, and who, for that reason alone, but for many others also, deserve to be inscribed forever into the memory of humankind. What they have in common, beside the specific horrors to which each of them were subjected, is a searingly sharp, almost-physical intelligence, which rejects all pretence or faulty reasoning. In a word, idealism.
The Yangtze River

1983

The Yangtze River

1983
8
Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

2015

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

2015
7.5
Comedians Ed Byrne and Dara O Briain embark on an epic 4,000-mile adventure on the Pan-American Highway.
Kwatery Hitlera

2019

Kwatery Hitlera

2019
Portugal Cult and Occult

2019

Portugal Cult and Occult

2019
8
10-episode series about spirituality portrayed through the history and stories of some of the spiritual and religious orders existing in Portugal. A journey led by historian João Rodil and journalist Rita Saldanha.
D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?

2016

D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?

2016
8
Over the past four and a half decades, the so-called D.B. Cooper skyjacking case has captivated countless armchair detectives - not to mention teams of FBI investigators - hoping to finally crack the nation's only unsolved act of air piracy. Now a California man, who has assembled a team of investigators, thinks he may have finally solved case, which will be detailed in the two-part History Channel special D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? that airs on Sunday and Monday.
The Lesbian Bar Project

2022

The Lesbian Bar Project

2022
1
This 3 part series spotlights the heartfelt, hilarious, and human stories behind the few remaining Lesbian Bars in the country.
Beyond the Towers

2021

Beyond the Towers

2021
7.5
9/11 changed the world. This compelling four-part special tracks the US-led response to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington D.C – and the subsequent unravelling of the Middle East. Beyond the Towers traces the US quest for vengeance directed against Al Qaeda bases in Afghanistan and against the extreme Islamist Taliban government which had protected them. Over time the Afghanistan campaign evolved into what US President George W. Bush called a global ‘war on terror’. Many Muslims regarded ‘the war on terror’ as a western ‘crusade’ against the Islamic religion and fought back accordingly.
Tout le monde s’habille

2024

Tout le monde s’habille

2024
Bronze Age Apocalypse

2023

Bronze Age Apocalypse

2023
5.5
Delves deep into the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, as empires from Greece to ancient Egypt were wiped off the map. It explores the various theories and hypotheses that have emerged to explain their sudden downfall, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end to a once-thriving era of human history. Through invasions, mega-droughts, natural disasters, and rebellions, we discover the complex web of factors that were involved. With stunning visual imagery, expert interviews and immersive storytelling, this film offers a fascinating glimpse into one of the most pivotal and enigmatic periods of human history. And it warns that we could be facing a similar combination of threats today.
Street Dance of China Documentary

2020

Street Dance of China Documentary

2020
A cultural documentary about street dance. Five cities, a hundred dancers, follow the camera into China's street dance jianghu to understand the hidden city's street dance culture!
Planète Pâtissiers

2022

Planète Pâtissiers

2022
A documentary series closely follows the work of four emerging pastry chefs in France: Nina Métayer, Nicolas Multon, Maxime Frédéric, and Marion Goettle. They are between 20 and 30 years of age and have very diverse backgrounds. Some learned from their grandmothers, while others attended great schools. And everyone talks about pastry as if it were a work of art.
Herocracy

2015

Herocracy

2015
9
Georgian filmmaker and political activist Goga Khaindrava finished work on the documentary TV series, which is titled Herocratia and deals with prisoner torture and other government crimes against the population during the nine years Mikheil Saakashvili's National Movement was running the country. Also former political prisoners attended the premiere of the new series, which will be aired on Imedi and GDS starting from September 6. "The main idea of this film is for people to really acknowledge what kind of disaster we went through," Khaindrava told journalists. "People don't know what kind of hell some people went through." The TVseries consists of only 16 episodes, but Imedi TV divided the series and broadcast it in 2 seasons and 32 episodes.
Clit revolution

2019

Clit revolution

2019
10
Épopée en Amérique

1997

Épopée en Amérique

1997
Fantástico: 50 Anos de Futuro

2023

Fantástico: 50 Anos de Futuro

2023
Joueur du Grenier

2009

Joueur du Grenier

2009
8
Russia with Simon Reeve

2017

Russia with Simon Reeve

2017
6.5
One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, Simon Reeve embarks on an extraordinary three-part journey across Russia.
Fat Families

2010

Fat Families

2010
10
Weight loss expert Steve Miller moves into the homes of some of the UK’s fattest families, exposing them to the risks their bulging bellies and bad habits have on their health. And he’s not going to hold back until he has turned their ‘house of fatness’ into a ‘house of fitness’.