Current Affairs
The art of diplomacy and reconciliation
How do you put an end to conflict? This film tries to show us the way, drawing on the experience of those who have negotiated peace in the most difficult 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.
SPILLOVER [90’]
Fighting the future pandemics
Covid-19 has officially claimed at least six million lives so far. Yet, researchers predict that this could be just the beginning, as at least 10,000 other viruses can potentially infect humans.
However, up to now, these pathogens have only reproduced in animal hosts. Species extinction directly triggers epidemics, making the fight for more biodiversity an absolute necessity.
Fearless virus hunters are on the frontline in Malaysia, Cambodia, Congo, and Europe to protect the world from another pandemic.
THE KIM DYNASTY, A FAMILY AFFAIR [2x45’]
A winning survival strategy
It is a small country, barely the size of an American state, with 25 million inhabitants and an insignificant economy.
Yet, North Korea has become a nuclear military power to reckon with, and its ruling family has been incredibly successful at keeping a grip on the country when other dictatorships have vanished long ago.
Their favorite tools are to terrorize the population and blackmail the world. This is how one ensures the survival of the first communist dynasty in History—an ongoing winning strategy.
Also available as 90mns
THE SILENT PANDEMIC [52’ or 90’]
The resistance to antibiotics
The world is on the cusp of a major threat: bacteria are developing resistance to existing antibiotics faster than new ones are coming onto the market. An ever-widening gap is opening.
For the first time in recent history, we must accept that not all bacterial infections are treatable - with implications in all areas of medicine, from surgery to oncology.
The WHO has been using the term "silent pandemic" because antibiotic resistance is creeping, unnoticed in society, but with the potential to upend our health system.
A FIVE-STAR WORLD [52’]
The dictatorship of ratings
Nowadays, whatever we do, it always ends with the same request: please provide a rating.
Whether a colorful scale from 0 to 10 or 1 to 5 playful stars, it’s quick and painless for the person providing the rating.
This film critically examines the “democratization” of rating systems and the consequences of this practice in our personal lives and for our collective freedoms.
ABASTOS, MEXICO'S CARTELS PLAYGROUND [52’]
A financial powerhouse and prey for the cartels
In Mexico City, the Abastos market is the largest fresh produce market in the world. Its 150,000 employees work there 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The market is the country’s second-largest financial center behind the stock exchange, and as a result, it attracts great interest. Not least that of Mexico’s most violent gang, the Jalisco cartel, which is said to have made its way to the top management.
AGRO MAFIA IN ITALY [52’]
The new criminal scourge
Italy is among the top five food exporters in the world thanks to tomatoes, olive oil, and mozzarella. These products are loved worldwide and generate substantial profits, which has not escaped the attention of the mafias.
The Camorra in Naples, Ndrangheta in Calabria, and Cosa Nostra in Sicily have infiltrated the agricultural sector. Indeed, much more than drugs, food is tomorrow’s business and carries fewer risks.
AN ARCHAEOLOGIST AGAINST ART LOOTING [52’]
Giving stolen objects their stories back
Archaeologists and art historians, passionate about relics and monuments that bear witness to our ancient civilizations, fight tirelessly to preserve sites, recover stolen artifacts, and return them to their rightful place.
AT THE HEART OF THE ISLAMIC STATE'S SECRET SERVICES [52’]
The inner workings
The dark and complex world of the Islamic State's intelligence services combines strategy, manipulation, and ideology.
This film reveals this organization's inner workings, exploring its agents' motivations and the mechanisms of their operations.
BIG PHARMA [52’]
A lobbying giant
You will never look at your medicine cabinet the same way.
Big pharma is big business and influences the economy and politics.
This film investigates the lobbying practices of this industry, which can dictate government health policies, possibly to the detriment of our health.
BUSINESS REVOLUTION [10x26’]
Change or disappear
In a fast-paced changing world, companies must exit their confort zone, break taboos and invent new business models.
This series helps us understand the disruptions that are shaking up industries and their players.
With each episode, men and women share their expertise and vision on digital, innovation, management, customer experience and responsibility.
FACE TO FACE [16x52’]
Their rivalry has often changed society
This is a series of comparative portraits featuring 2 well-known figures, seen through the prism of their rivalry. Adversaries, opponents, the best or worst of enemies... They have all been groundbreaking leaders in their fields: politics, science, technology, economy or the arts.
For each of them, their opposition became a driving-force and a constant challenge. The scale and scope of their contention went far beyond mere personal antagonism, and the results of their confrontation have often changed society and deeply impacted our lives.
FERRERO, THE SECRETS OF A CHOCOLATE GIANT [56’]
An empire not free from reproach
Thanks to its flagship products, Nutella and Kinder, Ferrero is a prosperous brand that, over three generations, has built a chocolate empire that is as popular with consumers as it is secretive.
But the scandals keep piling up. In 2022, in the run-up to Easter, dozens of children across Europe fell ill, sometimes seriously, after eating salmonella-contaminated Kinder. Did Ferrero turn a blind eye to the failings of its factory to protect its business?
The company is also accused of buying low-cost hazelnuts from Turkey, which underage children sometimes harvest in precarious conditions.
GERARD DEPARDIEU, THE FALL OF AN ICON [52’]
Sexual assaults on set
Equivocal grunts, an apparent obsession with sex, shocking comments... This investigation reveals disturbing images of actor Gérard Depardieu, who constantly seems possessed when in the presence of women.
These images have taken on particular significance since he was charged with rape and sexual assault following a complaint from a young actress, Charlotte Arnould, who testifies in the film. Since then, around fifteen other women have come forward.
What was going on set and behind the scenes?
HAWAII, THE NATIVE RESURGENCE [52’]
A fight for recognition
Since the United States annexed Hawaii in 1893, the descendants of the original Polynesian people have lost almost all their land.
Many wealthy Americans have heavily invested in the archipelago, building spectacular villas.
But today, an anti-American backlash is emerging among Polynesians who feel they are being considered second-class citizens.
INSIDE K-POP [52’]
The secrets behind the formation of future stars
This music, born in the 90s to promote Korean culture, has conquered the world with almost 500 groups in 30 years.
This film explores the secrets behind the formation of future K Pop stars. It follows the community of active fans participating in dance competitions and festivals dedicated to this musical culture.
LOVE AND SEX [5x52’]
The thousands of ways to love
If human beings are programmed to seek a partner, there are as many ways of conceiving love as there are cultures.
This series explores the different ways in which people around the world date, love, and perceive sexuality.
MALDIVES, OVERTOURISM AND SHARIA [52’]
A doomed paradise
The Maldives archipelago, made of idyllic islands lost in the middle of the Indian Ocean, is a fragile paradise. Because of global warming, 80% of its land surface could eventually be submerged.
Tourism also has harmful effects, such as the accumulation of waste that pollutes the transparent lagoons.
It should also be mentioned that the Maldives is an Islamic state enforcing one of the strictest Sharia in the world in those islands closed to tourists.
MISSING, THE STORY OF ELOI ROLLAND [6x26’]
The tragic fate of a young expatriate
Eloi Rolland, 18, arrives in New Zealand to learn English and live new experiences away from his parents.
On the evening of March 6, 2020, he leaves his host family, but no one knows where he spent the night. The next day, he is spotted at the Britomart station to catch the train to Swanson. He gets off in New Lynn and heads for the intersection of Scenic Drive and Piha Road, his last known location.
At this point, his phone stops ringing for good.
NARCO BUSINESS [1x52’] | [3x19’]
An investigation into the Sinaloa cartel
How do you investigate a Mexican cartel without risking your life? Call on a specialist in the economics of crime to answer Internet users' questions about the narco business's behind-the-scenes workings.
With him, we study the Sinaloa cartel, which specializes in the production of fentanyl, a drug forty times more lethal than heroin, responsible for tens of thousands of victims every year.
From the manufacture of fentanyl in clandestine workshops in Mexico to the laundering of millions of dollars from its sale through trust companies in Dubai, our expert unravels the business model of this gang that is flooding the United States with this addictive drug.
PARIS FIRE BRIGADE, SAVING NOTRE DAME! [52’]
The fire that shocked the world
The fire at Notre Dame de Paris on April 15, 2019, shocked the world. The flames ravaged the cathedral's roof and threatened to destroy its historic heritage, including its precious stained-glass windows and millennia-old sculptures.
The firefighters worked tirelessly to bring the blaze under control, saving the main structure and some of the most precious relics.
The incident sparked a massive wave of international solidarity, with pledges of funding for the reconstruction of this iconic building, which is a symbol of French culture and history.
RADICAL RIGHT, CONQUERING WASHINGTON [52’]
An invisible strategy
Challenging abortion, storming Capitol Hill, soaring racist violence...Never has the American radical right been so powerful and visible.
Donald Trump is to blame, obviously, but not exclusively.
For over thirty years, a conservative minority has been working in the shadows to impose its vision. Today, they are reaping the rewards. Their victories are the culmination of a well-thought-out, methodical strategy skillfully organized around a political and judicial system that they have learned to exploit to their advantage.
THE LAST TABOO [90’]
Football and homosexuality
In the world of football, gay men face a real struggle, and for the few who have dared to come out, passion for the sport meets hostility and exclusion.
This poignant film encounters these courageous individuals, revealing the universal ambivalence between concealing one's identity and the liberation of telling one's truth.
More than a narrative about combating homophobia in football, this film confronts our prejudices and urges us to embrace a future where love and identity are celebrated in all areas.
THE RED PRINCESS [52’]
A very powerful woman
A feminine figure has recently emerged in the Kim dynasty: Kim Yo-jong, the little sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Initially, her softer approach and modernity have charmed the foreign media. But quickly, the grim reality emerged. Kim Yo-jong is indeed a clan member who is pursuing the survival of her dynasty.
This compelling portrait of Kim Yo-jong offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at the ruthless brutality of the North Korean dictatorship.