STALIN’S DEATH – THE END OF AN ERA
Stalin’s death marked a unique historical turning point in the mid-20 th century. For the first time ever, Stalin’s last body double tells his incredible story.
New Releases
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POPES
Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be declared recognized saints on April 27, 2014. How did their work influence the current Pope Francis?
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THE MUSIC’S OVER – DEATH AND DYING IN POP MUSIC
From psychedelic rock in the 1960s and the 1970s’ punk movement to the gloomy dark wave of the 1980s and gangsta rap in the 1990s: artists from the various decades explain their relationship with dying and death.
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URBAN PRAYERS – THE REINVENTION OF RELIGION IN THE CITY
A film about the connection between urban living and spiritual faith, focusing on the cities of Lagos, Istanbul and Berlin.
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CONCIERGES: BERLIN, MOSCOW, PARIS
Berlin, Moscow, Paris: A concierge knows everyone and everything. But despite his ever-friendly manner, he remains something of a phantom figure.
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THE LARGEST CROCODILE IN THE WORLD
One of the most reclusive animals in the world, the “Sunda-Gavial”, is said to live in the last wooded swamps of Southeast Asia. An exciting expedition in search of the world’s largest crocodile.
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SCIENCES OF THE 21ST CENTURY – AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
Imagine driving to the opera, getting out of your car and leaving it to find a parking spot on its own while you go in to take your seat? Sounds convenient, doesn’t it? The global race to build the first autonomous car has already begun. In fact, vehicle manufacturers have been studying the concept of self-driving cars for over 60 years.
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BUYING THE WORLD
Switzerland has become one of the most important commodities trading centres in the world. We take an exclusive look behind the scenes of this powerful and secretive sector of industry.
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THE FLYING BOYS OF GAZA
For a group of boys in the Gaza Strip, parcour is a means of rebelling and defying the constraints and restrictions that have been imposed on their lives. An obstacle course of a very particular kind!
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EMPIRE ME!
As the process of globalisation advances, hundreds of do-it-yourself states are creating their own little world: micronations, eco-villages and seceded states. A road movie on land, at sea, and in our minds.
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THE BIG CLIMATE DEAL
After the Kyoto conference, politicians created an instrument which was to be the great white hope of climate protection: emissions trading. Ten years later: What has been the outcome?
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TEMPLE OF EMOTIONS – THE MARACANÃ STADIUM IN RIO DE JANEIRO
FIFA World Cup 2014: All eyes are on Brazil – and on the legendary Maracanã, one of the largest stadiums in the world.
