Highlights
A superstructure that revolutionized its time
Erected over a century ago on a small island in the Bay of New York, the Statue of Liberty attracts over 4 million visitors every year.
The "lady who lights up the world" is a formidable concentration of innovation. A colossus of such height, never built before, required a treasure trove of engineering.
A true technological feat, this humongous project was perfectly in tune with its time, an era defined by a race for progress.
SHOOTER OF WAR [56’]
The diary of a Maori Battalion during WW2
During World War II, Major Walter Downs Piiti Wordley kept a diary and took photos of the many heroic and tragic stories that befell the Maori Battalion he was part of.
This film is their story.
HOW WARS END AND HOW PEACE CAN SUCCEED [90’]
The art of diplomacy and reconciliation
How do you put an end to conflict? This film aims to show us the way, drawing on the experiences of those who have negotiated peace in the most challenging wars of our time.
Statesmen, Nobel laureates, and senior diplomats who have worked actively to end hostilities in Colombia, South Africa, Afghanistan, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict explain how lasting peace can be achieved.
At a time when war is front-page news, peace heroes become indispensable.
KROOS [115’]
The heart and mind of Real Madrid
Toni Kroos is a phenomenon.
Even though he is the most successful and expensive German football player of all time, you barely notice him on the field or in public. He’s modest, introverted, and reserved. Yet, he is the heart and mind of Real Madrid, the biggest football club in the world, where show and spectacle are as important as victory.
From Greifswald to Madrid, this film offers unseen images of the life of this atypical athlete and provides an inside look at the world of professional football.
MYSTERIOUS HOLY LAND [52’]
The secrets of the fourth monotheist faith
The Holy Land, the stage of the greatest episodes of the Bible, is a territory of legendary and fascinating stories.
Situated between Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, it is home to enigmatic places and breathtaking natural landscapes.
In the hidden caves of Qumran, an archaeological site in the West Bank, ancient manuscripts reveal their secrets.
MASTERS OF SAVOURS [17x52’]
The taste of Nature
Nature has provided humanity with edible plants that offer infinite tastes and sensations. Over the centuries, with patience and passion, Man has developed the know-how to transform them into exceptional food.
From tea to chocolate, rice, olive oil, or honey, this series offers a culinary exploration of the world to meet these men and women who have learned to magnify these gifts of Nature.
THE LAST CONVOY [52’]
The moving story of French-resistance women fighters deported to Auschwitz
They were mothers, daughters, members of the Resistance, communists for the most part, whose only "crime" was to have risen against the Nazis.
These 230 anonymous heroines, forgotten by history, were deported one morning in January 1943 in a convoy known as the "31000" in reference to the number tattooed on their arms. They made up the only non-Jewish French train sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. From this journey to hell, only 49 returned.
Without women, the Internal Resistance could never have existed, yet they were quickly forgotten, history having only remembered the men's fight.
DIVAS [52’]
The voices or Arabic music
The "golden age" of culture in the Arab world, which lasted from the 1920s to the 1970s, saw women play a crucial role. They took over music, song, cinema, literature, the radio, and the press, and thrilled and enthralled diverse peoples, from Baghdad to Casablanca.
These women, some of whom remain giants in their own right, are symbols of a bygone era but also models and sources of inspiration for many contemporary Arab artists.
PHU QUOC, THE PEARL OF VIETNAM [52’]
An episode from the series
FLAVORS
Situated South-East of the Gulf of Thailand and facing Cambodia, Phu Quoc is, in fact, a Vietnamese island.
Thanks to its beauty, Phu Quoc is a first-choice destination. Long preserved and protected, it has remained authentic with its fishermen, Nuoc-Mam, pepper, and, more recently, its pearl culture.
All this gives the island the image of an eternal Vietnam that can address the future while preserving its soul.
BECKENBAUER, THE KAISER [90’]
The ultimate tribute
Franz Beckenbauer is one of the greatest names in world soccer, a winner of every trophy.
Several international football stars talk about who he was for them: a role model, a big brother, a reassuring guide, a comrade, a coach, a teammate, a friend.
Using never-before-seen archives, this series also traces the history of the Federal Republic of Germany since 1945, the year Beckenbauer was born.
UMA THURMAN, HOLLYWOOD'S SILENT WARRIOR [52’]
An independent cinema icon
Uma Thurman first made a name for herself in roles of false ingenue before becoming an independent cinema icon and then a standard-bearer of women's revenge.
Here's a look back at this warrior's journey, which has not been without wounds.
LIFE IN THE TIME OF… [6x52’]
Backstage of History
Each episode in this series immerses us in the everyday life of a bygone era.
The stories revolve around the adventures of fictional characters who remain true to historical reality, set in emblematic locations of their time.