Documentaries on world countries and cultures
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Afghanistan
Journeys to the Ends of the Earth: Afghanistan
Journalist David Adams visits the end of the world, this time its
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38:08
Armenia
Nagorno Karabakh region is the core to a major Azerbaijani-Armenian dispute. This documentary
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25:39
Australia
101 East – Australia’s Lost Generation
Aboriginals in Australia are very poor. Psychological tests show they have far lower average IQs
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29:44
Azerbaijan
Places That Don’t Exist: Nagorno-Karabakh
A visit to Nagorno-Karabakh, a world-recognised part of Azerbaijan that is de-facto independent and
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Belarus
A commentary by an opposition member on the status of modern-day Belarus, sometime snamed "The
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Belgium
Belgium is one country with two main nations: Walloon and Flemish. It also has two main languages:
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49:07
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Death of Yugoslavia 6: Pax Americana
The west-brokered peace that ended the Yugoslavian wars (1989-1995). The situation established by
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43:17
Brazil
Rio De Janeiro police attempts to reclaim the city's infamous favelas (slums) - a narco-baron realm
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Bulgaria
Guide to
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25:00
Cambodia
Cambodia has high levels of rape. These are interviews with
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Canada
The Tribal Eye: Crooked Beak of Heaven
The Native American traditions of the northwest USA, western Canada and Alaska. BBC documentary,
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25:05
China
101 East – The KaChing! Dynasty
The new dynasties of China
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Congo (Kinshasa)
Image Not AvailableMilitary rape has been common in the Democratic Republic of Congo civil war (around 1100 rapes a
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49:07
Croatia
The Death of Yugoslavia 6: Pax Americana
The west-brokered peace that ended the Yugoslavian wars (1989-1995). The situation established by
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24:53
Cuba
Image Not AvailableA 2010 on the beginnings of a slow transformation in Cuba (led by Raul Castro) from socialism to
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2:48:00
Egypt
Culture and life of Ancient Egypt recreated through computer technology, interviews with
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Estonia
In 1940-1990 the Baltic states were under foreign occupation. In 1940-1941 the occupying power was
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1:30:22
France
A detailed documentary on the Great Revolution of France that started age of Republics (rather than
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25:08
Gambia
A state sponsored tourism advertisement video introduction to Gambia and its
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Georgia
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Germany
The massive underground city buit under Berlin in Adolf Hitler era is explored in this
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49:00
Greece
Engineering Connections – The Earthquake Proof Bridge
Rio-Antirio bridge in Greece, connecting Peloponessos peninsula to the
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Hong Kong
101 East – Hong Kong: Mainland Invasion
Hong Kong health and education services stretched to the limit by demand from
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Indonesia
101 East – Bali: Paving Paradise
Problems created by mass tourism in Bali,
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1:29:31
Iran
Behind the Rhetoric: The Real Iran
A journalist visits Tehran, Iran to talk to its people about their lifes and
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Ireland
Provos: The IRA and the Sinn Fein 1
In 1922 Catholic Ireland became independent from Protestant UK, but Northern Ireland remained a
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Israel
Image Not AvailableAl-Nakba is the catastrophe an refers to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. This film is about
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Italy
The end of the rich Roman city of Pompeii in a volcano eruption whic in turn helped us to learn
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Jamaica
Some Western women in their 40s travel to the Carribean for the men rather than (just) the sun.
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25:00
Japan
101 East – Battling the Yakuza
Fight against Japanese mafia which has its roots in Robin Hood like protection of
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Jordan
The short war in 1967 when Israel invaded the Arab nations and occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip,
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56:10
Kazakhstan
Kieli Meken – Discover Real Kazakhstan
A Kazakh film on the achievements of the country. Kazakhstan is on eof world's 10 largest countries
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Kenya
Africa Addio (Farewell Africa)
Its 1960s and Africa's decolonization is underway. Two Italian filmmakers travelled accross Africa
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1:09:56
Kosovo
1999 Kosovo war as seen from both Serb and Kosovan (Albanian)
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Kuwait
In several decades the oil revenues transformed arid deserts to the richest places of the world.
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2:29:04
Latvia
In 1940-1990 the Baltic states were under foreign occupation. In 1940-1941 the occupying power was
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2:29:04
Lithuania
In 1940-1990 the Baltic states were under foreign occupation. In 1940-1941 the occupying power was
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49:07
Macedonia
The Death of Yugoslavia 6: Pax Americana
The west-brokered peace that ended the Yugoslavian wars (1989-1995). The situation established by
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22:00
Malaysia
Badminton is very popular in Malaysia, considered to be its national sport. This film depicts the
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25:11
Maldives
101 East – Coup on the Coral Islands?
The revolution in the tourist islands of Maldives
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Mali
The Tribal Eye: Behind the Mask
Dogon people of Mali are noted for their mask-creating tradition. Numbering less than a million
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53:05
Malta
After the Arabs forced them out of the Middle East the Knights of Saint John (Hospitallier)
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Marshall Islands
History of Micronesia 5: Self-Government
A documentary by Micronesian seminar shows the history of Micronesia after 1960 and the road of its
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42:56
Mexico
In Search of History – The Aztec Empire
The rise and fall of the Aztec Empire, with its massive capital Tenochtitlan and human
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Micronesia
History of Micronesia 5: Self-Government
A documentary by Micronesian seminar shows the history of Micronesia after 1960 and the road of its
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Monaco
Piers Morgan: The Luxury Life Of Monaco
Piers Morgan gives a tour on the luxuries and modern situation of Monaco, a haven for the Europe's
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Mongolia
A film about Ulan Bator, the world's coldest capital of an independent country, and Mongolia, one
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Montenegro
The Death of Yugoslavia 6: Pax Americana
The west-brokered peace that ended the Yugoslavian wars (1989-1995). The situation established by
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43:01
Morocco
Strain Hunters Morocco Expedition
Strain Hunters investigate the illegal drug growing in
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Myanmar
Muslim Rohingyas of Myanmar are called to be one of the most persecuted minorities in the
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Namibia
Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich
Herero uprising and its quelling by the colonial German authorities in pre-WW1 Namibia (then German
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Netherlands
Megastructures: North Sea Wall
The Netherlands is partly built below sea level and for centuries suffered deadly floods. To
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2:48:00
Nigeria
A BBC film about the capital of Nigeria, sub-saharran Africa's largest
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North Korea
101 East – North Korea’s cinema of dreams
North Korean propaganda cinema
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Norway
In Norway the scientific community chooses to replace truth by ideology in certain fields. This
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Pakistan
Journeys to the Ends of the Earth – Faces Of Pakistan
A journey to untouched Pakistan in search of Shangri
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Palau
History of Micronesia 5: Self-Government
A documentary by Micronesian seminar shows the history of Micronesia after 1960 and the road of its
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47:30
Palestine
Image Not AvailableAl-Nakba is the catastrophe an refers to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. This film is about
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25:00
Papua New Guinea
Image Not Available101 East – Battered and Bruised
Papua New Guinea has one of the highest rates of domestic violenc in the
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Peru
Machu Picchu – City In The Sky
Only in the early 20th century European explorers did find Machu Piccchu, the long forgotten Inca
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1:33:54
Russia
The Russian Revolution in Colour
In 1917 communists came to power in Russia. In the subsequent decades it led to ethnic cleanising,
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1:20:00
Rwanda
In 1994 a genocide of Hutu people was perpetrated by the Tutsi nation in Rwanda. This movie
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Saudi Arabia
A rare insight into the personal kingdom of the Saud
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Serbia
1999 Kosovo war as seen from both Serb and Kosovan (Albanian)
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Slovenia
Glamorous Slovenia: A Beloved Town
A CCTV film on Ljubljana, the capital of
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Solomon Islands
The Tribal Eye: Man Blong Custom
Ancient religion of Vanuatu and the war canoe crafting in the Solomon Islands. BBC documentary,
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Somalia
Places That Don’t Exist – Somaliland
Somalia is known for anarchy and pirates but part of it has broken away and is arguably the more
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South Africa
Image Not AvailableThe initiation ritual in Xhosa ethnic
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South Korea
101 East – In the Kingdom of Reverend Moon
Moonies religion was created in South Korea. After the death of its founder known for mass-weddings
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Spain
Engineering Connections – Guggenheim Bilbao
Deconstructivist Guggenheim museum of modern art in Bilbao, Spain (Basque
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Sri Lanka
A film on the war between Sri Lankan Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority. For decades Tamils had
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Sudan
A movie about three Christian men from South Sudan who fled their country during Civil
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Syria
The short war in 1967 when Israel invaded the Arab nations and occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip,
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29:07
Taiwan
Places That Don’t Exist: Taiwan
Documentary by Simon Reeve on Taiwan, an unrecognised but de facto independent country. Taiwan is a
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Tanzania
Albinos are hated in parts of black Africa. There they differ much more from the mainstream
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Tunisia
Engineering An Empire – Carthage
Carthage was an Ancient Phonecian city-state that rivalled Roman Empire at one point in history.
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Uganda
Some of the more unique things that are considered edible in
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Ukraine
The zone around exploded Chernobyl nuclear power pant is still abandoned but visits are now
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United Arab Emirates
Engineering Connections – Burj Al Arab
A documentary on Burj Al Arab 7-star
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United Kingdom
Image Not AvailableHave British football culbs lost connection with its fans it had in the 1970s and
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United States of America
This film presents arguements in favor of the popular US view that the right to bear arms is a
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Vanuatu
The Tribal Eye: Man Blong Custom
Ancient religion of Vanuatu and the war canoe crafting in the Solomon Islands. BBC documentary,
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44:10
Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI – My Vatican
Guide to life in Vatican by the leader himself - Pope Benedict
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Venezuela
No Volveran: The Venezuelan Revolution Now
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez attempts to create socialism by redistributing money in massive
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Zambia
Zambezi river and the wildlife in the surrounding
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Zimbabwe
Zambezi river and the wildlife in the surrounding
