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- DirectorRaoul PeckStarsSamuel L. JacksonJames BaldwinMartin Luther KingWriter James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
- StarsEstelle GalarmeCédric TourbeFrom the Gilded Age to the present day, the history of modern America has been one of wealth and power concentrated in the hands of a few families with enormous fortunes. 120 years ago, a capitalist Eldorado emerged in the USA, paving the way for personalities like Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. How did the power of the super-rich consolidate itself, especially during the economic crisis after 1929 or during Ronald Reagan's policy of deregulation and tax cuts in the 1980s? Using extensive archive footage, this three-part documentary mini-series explores this question and tells in detail the history of American capitalism over a period of 150 years: from Rockefeller to today's plutocrats like Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg, to the Wall Street crash of 1929 that triggered the Great Depression to the global financial crisis of 2007/2008.
- DirectorJohn MaggioStarsMadeleine AlbrightClement AttleeCharles BonesteelDocumentary that offers fresh insights into the Korean War, a conflict that, despite the 1953 armistice, has never officially ended.
- StarsChristian GononStéphane BittounJoël KotekA deep exploration into the 2000-year history of anti-Semitism, drawing on experts across fields to understand its enduring manifestations despite the Holocaust's devastation.
- StarsLaurent StockerThe Triads, powerful Chinese mafias, are expanding their criminal networks all over the world - And getting involved in geopolitics. A brilliant investigation.
- DirectorThomas JohnsonStarsJean-Christophe BrétignièreIrina FligePavel Galitsky"The Shadow of Stalin" - Sixty years after his death, the cult of Joseph Stalin, one of the most cruel dictators of history, is revived by the Russians who have suffered so much. The director seeks to unravel the causes of this ambivalence. The film tells, thanks to the inventory work accomplished for twenty-five years by the historians and volunteers of the association Memorial, how, relegating terror to the margins of history, its ghosts continue not only to haunt the spirits and power, but to block any process of democratization.
- DirectorNicolas GlimoisStarsDogan AkhanliMustafa Kemal AtatürkErdogan AydinThe tormented and violent history of a young nation of 100 years, through the destiny of its two most emblematic leaders, Mustafa Kemal, "Atatürk", the "father of the Turks", and the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the "re-founder".
- DirectorAndreas FauserDirk SchneiderStarsMelanie Pukaß
- StarsLéonie SimagaDaniel KurtzerAbbas MilaniMore than four decades ago, Iran and Israel, both allies of the United States, were friends. Each relied on the other to counteract the growing Arab nationalism in the Middle East, while extensive economic and security collaboration strengthened their strategic partnership. Everything changed in Tehran with the popular revolt and the advent of the Shiite Islamic Republic in 1979, which deposed the Shah and his pro-Western dictatorship. Under the aegis of Ayatollah Khomeini, who received Yasser Arafat as his first foreign visitor, Israel and the United States were singled out for popular hatred as symbols of imperialist control over the country. With the taking of the American embassy staff hostage in November 1979, the total break with the West was consummated.
- DirectorSebastian HeemannTilo WagnerThrough archive footage and eyewitness accounts, this documentary retraces the famous Carnation Revolution, which put an end, in just twenty-four hours, to the longest dictatorship Western Europe had known in the 20th century. With the help of historians, it reveals the inner workings of a decisive episode in Portugal's history, from pacifist military action to the first free parliamentary elections in April 1976, via the influence of Paris, Moscow and East Berlin. Half a century later, we take a look back at the birth of modern Portugal, on which the breakthrough of the far-right Chega party in the March 10 legislative elections casts a disturbing shadow.
- DirectorJulien JohanHugues NancyStarsMaxime BerdougoOlivier BonnaudMarie-Stéphane CattaneoApril 15, 1874, boulevard des Capucines, Paris. In the studio of their friend, the photographer Nadar, some thirty young painters were preparing to present over one hundred and fifty of their works to the public.
- DirectorEdith BouvierStarsAlexandra FuronDorothee RothAurore BonjourRooted in current news this investigation traces back Russia's intervention in Syria and sheds light on the war in Ukraine in a different way. Since 2015 in Syria, Vladimir Putin has benefited from the inaction of the United States and its European allies. It is also in Syria that Russia has experimented with its weapons and war diplomacy. This documentary recounts the broad outlines of Russian intervention in the Syrian conflict to understand how it has shaped the Kremlin's foreign policy over the last decade and how it made Vladimir Putin believe that he could easily defeat the Ukrainians. Filmed in Russia, Syria, Europe and the United States, this programmed is full of expert testimonies and archives.
- StarsShadLL Cool JBig Daddy KaneMC and journalist Shad Kabango meets with Hip-Hop's biggest stars to retrace how Hip-Hop became the world's most popular music, but realizes that Hip-Hop's true legacy is something much more profound.
- StarsLaurent LedererChristophe BouquetJack KellyThis is the story of two worlds that appear to have little in common with one another. A closer look, however, reveals that they both share a similar taste for luxury, risk, and money. In what ways are mafias and banks inextricably linked?
- StarsVolodymyr ZelenskyyAndrey KelinJens StoltenbergFrom the 2014 seizure of Crimea to the invasion of Ukraine, this is the inside story of a decade of clashes - as told by the Western leaders who traded blows with Putin's Russia.
- DirectorHugo Van OffelStarsDamien BoisseauPeter Haug-LammersdorfMridula MukherjeeSince the rise to power of Hindu nationalists in 2014, India has been gradually moving away from democracy towards a regime where ethnic identity prevails. This transition is driven by Hindutva, a Hindu supremacist ideology embodied by Narendra Modi. For the past 10 years, Prime Minister Modi has relentlessly pursued his fascist policy based on Hindu supremacy. This ideology of hatred towards other religions in the country, particularly Islam, has also spread geopolitically around the world. Those who follow this belief want India to be only for Hindus, treating people of other religions, like Muslims or Sikhs as second-class citizens. Attacks against Christians have surged by 400% since Modi's election, accompanied by discriminatory laws targeting Muslims and widespread lynching incidents. Hindutva's influence permeates all levels of Indian society, leaving dissenters fearing reprisals and hesitant to speak out publicly. Furthermore, Hindutva serves Modi's interests on the international stage, resonating with other global nationalisms and fueling violent intercommunal conflicts extending to the United States and Europe. This documentary thus unveils a darker side of India, far from its portrayal as the world's largest democracy and Gandhi's dream of peace among communities.