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An investigative documentary about the international trade of cheap labor. Since 2000 (the opening of the European borders) numerous temporary job agencies have thrived. Workers from countries like Poland and Portugal are employed in richer EU...
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- Zembla: Down the drainAn investigative documentary about the international trade of cheap labor. Since 2000 (the opening of the European borders) numerous temporary job agencies have thrived. Workers from countries like Poland and Portugal are employed in richer EU...
- Daniela, Princess of Guca
Every year, crowds from around the world flock to the small Serbian town of Guca for its famous annual trumpet festival. The lively, upbeat music makes for a great five-day summer event, and gives lesser-known bands a chance to practice, get... - Backlight: TTIP Might is Right
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP, is a free trade agreement currently under negotiation between Europe and the United States. As shown in the insightful new documentary, ‘TTIP: Might is Right’, this agreement... - The long road to school
Like most students in rural Nepal, Durge Kami is a diligent pupil who tries to listen to his teachers. He differs from his school mates in just one respect – he’s 69! At such a ripe old age, he was more determined than ever to realize... - This is not a coup
This new documentary describes the ECB’s financial interventions in states like Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus and Greece. Former heads of states, ministers, EU executives and leading economists and commentators describe the role played by... - Tough Love
In Vietnam, Phuc Tong established a cemetery for unborn babies. His country, where poverty and social stigma push women to terminate unplanned pregnancies, has the highest abortion rate in Asia. Phuc, though, has dedicated his life to helping young... - 15 to life
Eleven years ago Kenneth Young received four life sentences. He was 15 years old. The United States is the only country in the world that routinely condemns children to die in prison. This is the story of one of those children, now a young man,... - Madman of the Cathedral
A cathedral founded on pure faith, and its creator who has dedicated more than 50 years of his life to building it. 91-year-old Don Justo, of the small Spanish town of Mejorada del Campo, is a former monk. On a whim and a dream, he decided to build... - Dear President Obama
During President Obama’s tenure, extreme energy extraction grew faster than anyone could have predicted, putting in harm’s way the 17 million people in America who live within 1 mile of a new gas or oil rig. This film is a direct appeal... - I’m Sameer from Damascus
After five years of Syria’s devastating civil war, the country’s capital, Damascus remains a shelter for people who refuse to flee their motherland. Yet, even here no one is really safe, shells strike streets and buildings regularly....
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