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A Baby Business

A revealing documentary about the lengths Indian child traders go to, when providing children for adoptive parents in the West.

A killer bargain

Globalization may be the stepping stone for many developing countries, but do not fall into the water. You might die from it.

A Son's Sacrifice

Why leave the corporate world to become a butcher?

Accidental Terrorist, The

Cem's family has emigrated from Turkey. He's doing well at home and in school but as some of his friends are flirting with radical Islamism he starts looking for answers.

Albino killings in Africa

Once, Albinos only had to fear the burning sun and constantly seek the shade. But now they also fear what is hiding in the shadows.

Rumours of so-called abortion tourism in Europe have existed for years. The makers of this documentary have gone undercover and using a hidden camera they reveal how a great number of women from all over Europe pay thousands of Euros everyday to have illegal late-term abortions.

Anyone for Coffee and Heroin?

For 40 years society has combatted heroin. Now Maria - a Copenhagen nurse - prepares legal heroin as a service of the state to a number of addicts

Argentina in therapy

Buenos Aires is the psychoanalytic capital of the world, with twice the number of therapists per head than New York

Armadillo

When operations get hairy, adrenaline addiction and cynicism set in for the young soldiers at the front line in Afghanistan. This contributes to a widening of the gap between themselves and the Afghan civilians.

At the Bottom of the World

In this series we take a closer look at the poverty situation in Ethiopa - a country in which the Millenium Goals to reduce extreme poverty still remain to be attained.

At the edge of russia

Welcome to perhaps the most remote army post in the world

Au Pair

The number of au pairs in Europe and the US has exploded and countries like the Philippines suffer from "care drain", as many young people go abroad to take care of other people's children.

Balloon for Allah, A

A Balloon for Allah questions the role of women in today's Islamic belief and looks into the historic development of the religion

Ballroom Dancer

Passion, pain and glory

Beautiful Beirut

A film that shows a different and more modern side of Beirut than the one we usually see in the news. Follow the two modern women as they show us that there's more to Beirut than civil war and shattered walls.

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Follow 89-year-old Rahi on his road trip as he tries to pursuade the youth of his various theories on the world. A trip that doesn't quite go as Rahi planned, and forces him to come to terms with the modern world.

Better Aid Saves Lives - Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth

A film about how benefitial it has been for health clinics in Tanzania to recieve donations.

Big city, big spirit

The French, world famous and classic top-brand Cartier and the upcoming Danish, Buddhism inspired and New-Kids-on-the-Block brand Shamballa – two jewellery houses; each with their own defining heritage and mindset share a common passion for fine art jewellery.

The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World. ©

Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World, The

With the West Lake Restaurant as the setting, this fascinating documentary focuses on the exciting developments that are taking place in China right now.

Birth of a Surgeon

Sub-Saharan Africa is the world's deadliest place to give birth.

Boy Inside, The

Imagine being 12-years old and feeling like an outcast. The Boy Inside paints an intimate portrait of young Adam who suffers from autism and the influences it has on his childhood.

boy who wanted to go to war, The

Michlas' father is a soldier in Afghanistan. When Michlas grows up, he wants to be a soldier and save the world - just like his dad.

Breathing

Breathing is about the human desire to control the uncontrollable

Bringing life to space

Bringing Life to Space takes the viewer on a fascinating journey around the world - to document man's desire to conquer space.

Bronx Princess

Follow headstrong 17-year-old Rockys journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York to reunite with her father, a local chief in Ghana.

Can You Die in Heaven?

An award-winning and life-affirming film about a family's struggle with terminal illness.

Cancer Knockout

Chris MacDonald is a former US National Team elite rower. He has a background in exercise physiology, psychology and nutrition, and he is pioneer in the area of healthy and active living.

Chemical Kids, The

A programme about the chemical legacy we are leaving to our children.

Children of Mandela

In 2001 24 black, coloured and white students from a high school in Cape Town met on a so-called Rainbow Camp. They confronted each other with questions regarding racism and reconciliation in South Africa. Today they meet again.

Children of War

6,000 children have been kidnapped and used as soldiers by the Ugandan rebel army, Lord Resistance Army. The children live a life of terror where they are tortured - girls used as sex slaves and boys forced to kill each other.

Chips and liver girls

Sex, sugar daddies and modern love in Kampala, Uganda Some girls in Kampala don't want to get married; instead they go out with men who can pay them money for sex and their company.

Circus School

When is enough really enough? Follow the young chinese acrobats as they balance between the inhuman conditions of training and the exhilarating excitement of success.

Cities On Speed

Soon more than 550 cities world wide will have a population of more than one million. In 2030 80% of the world's population will live in cities.

Cities on Speed - Bogota/Behaviour

Unlike other poor megacities, Bogotá found a solution: In 1993 Antana Mockus stepped onto the scene and turned the city into one big social experiment.

Cities on Speed - Garbage/Cairo

Nobody can keep up with the speed at which the city is growing and their garbage piles up in the streets.

Cities on Speed - Space/Shanghai

The government tries to control it, the citizens try to use it but Shanghai is beyond control.

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Cities on Speed - Traffic/Mumbai

An eight lane high-way is being built out in the sea to try to compensate for the threatening collapse.

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City of Borders

In the heart of Jerusalem stands an unusual symbol of unity that defies generations of segregation, violence and prejudice: a gay bar called Shushan.

City of Cigars

Smoking kills, yet the appreciation for cigars grows. But little is known about the risk in producing them.

Countries in a hot spot

Across the world weather is changing. But depending on where one happens to live, the changes have very different consequences.

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Crossing the Line

A remarkable story of a former US soldier who seemingly disappeared and later found a life of fame in North Korea.

Dark Side of Chocolate, The

Does your favourite chocolate have a bitter taste? Maybe it will after this horrifying uncovering of brutal trafficking and illegal child labour in the chocolate industry

Diamond Dogs

When you cannot have children, you can always have dogs

Dying in Dixieland

In this life humans can either kill or be killed. The government can commit one of the acts. Meet Karl. He will soon be executed.

Eye for an Eye

In 1999, 20-year old Khristian Oliver was sentenced to death after being found guilty of murder. In the local Christian district, the fact that biblical language was invoked by the court when it handed down the sentence was never questioned. An eye for an eye was the term used in the judges ruling.

False Children, The

This programme takes us on a dramatic journey to Iraq with the eigth-year-old refugee Yousef, who longs to be reunited with his real parents - a journey that proves to be not only difficult but also highly dangerous.

Football is God

The fans of the Argentinean football club Boca Juniors have founded the first Maradonian Church

Forbidden Future

Young Iranians performing illegal arts, skiing and death metal.

Free the mind

Professor Davidson is a brain scientist with a mission: he believes the world can become a better place and that change comes through the brain

Freetime Machos

Tampere Film Festival awarded Freetime Machos with a Special Prize last weekend, saying: "A gentle and realistic portrait of a group of men and their struggles. This is a story of friendship in the face of change, told with humour and a great choice of music."

All Society & Social

Man Who Saved the World, The 13. nov. 2009 09:32 History & Politics
Manenberg 23. sep. 2011 11:18 Society
Mechanical Love 13. nov. 2009 09:59 Society
Mind the gap 8. okt. 2010 14:29
My cousin - the pirate 8. okt. 2010 11:10 Society
My Eyes 13. nov. 2009 09:00 Society
My Life With Orangutans 13. nov. 2009 11:21 Society
My Son in the Jungle 13. nov. 2009 14:27 Society
Noma - at Boiling Point 4. maj 2010 10:10 Society
Organs for Sale 13. nov. 2009 03:40 Society
Out of love 23. feb. 2010 11:29
Power of Truth, The - According to The Dalai Lama 13. nov. 2009 05:00 Society
Prelude to a fight 8. okt. 2010 12:47
Punk Royal - A Brand On Its Arse 13. nov. 2009 09:00 Society
Putin's Kiss 22. sep. 2011 11:42 Society
Sarajevo, Pacified 13. nov. 2009 11:41 Society
Seduced by Sai Baba 13. nov. 2009 10:01 Society
Seeds, The 13. nov. 2009 13:01 Society
Shanghai Tales 24. nov. 2009 11:22
Specialists, The 13. nov. 2009 14:30
Sting, The 7. nov. 2011 10:37 Society
Students from Pumwani, The 13. nov. 2009 13:06 Society
Surrogate Scam, The 13. nov. 2009 14:01 Society
Tankograd 23. feb. 2010 11:11
Tattooed Under Fire 13. nov. 2009 10:00
The good life 5. nov. 2010 14:24
The Micro Debt 9. feb. 2011 15:02
Ticket to Paradise 13. nov. 2009 14:33
Traders' Dreams 13. nov. 2009 13:09 Society
Untouchables, The 13. nov. 2009 13:39 Society
Up For Debate -Team Qatar 16. nov. 2009 10:26 Documentary
Village in a hot spot 17. nov. 2009 10:52 Documentary
Violent Legacy of Charles Darwin, The 13. nov. 2009 09:00 History & Politics
Vote for Change 1. dec. 2009 13:27
Welcome to New Orleans 13. nov. 2009 05:00 Society
when my child is born - Shanghai Tales #3 11. okt. 2010 10:55
Will to Live, The 13. nov. 2009 14:08 Society
Witches Fly There 13. nov. 2009 11:26 Society
With Death on the Pitch 13. nov. 2009 14:14 Society
With Robots in Mind 23. feb. 2010 12:22
World´s finest Chef, The 26. sep. 2011 15:09 Society
Young, american and right 17. mar. 2011 14:48 Society
Youth House 69 13. nov. 2009 09:00
Zidan Game, The 13. nov. 2009 10:09 Sport

Man Who Saved the World, The

One night the Soviet alarms went off alerting that US missiles were approaching. One man acted against orders. He saved the world from a nuclear holocaust.

Manenberg

Manenberg is a suburb of Cape Town constructed during the apartheid-regime to house low-income, coloured families. Manenberg is also a worn-down and overpopulated ghetto with enormous social problems

Mechanical Love

Would you prefer a robot over a human friend? On this journey through robot technology we meet people all over the world who have grown emotionally attached to the mechanical devises.

Mind the gap

Tracing your origin and finding your identity have become important issues in a multicultural and globalised world. Mind the Gap follows a Sikh family

My cousin - the pirate

What do you do when your own family member becomes a pirate?

My Eyes

Imagine what the world would be like, if you lost your ability to see. Katja and Cathrine are both blind but have developed a unique use of their other senses. Witness how they experience the world around them in this beautiful and poetic programme.

My Life With Orangutans

A moving documentary about one womans dedication and work in her rehabilitation centre in Borneo to save the endangered orangutan.

My Son in the Jungle

A fascinating journey into the heart of Borneo in search of family

Noma - at Boiling Point

Inside the best restaurant in the world . This documentary film reveals a harsh and relentless atmosphere in world-class Restaurant Noma in Copenhagen.

Organs for Sale

An in-depth investigation into the international trade in human organs.

Out of love

A gripping and unorthodox story about the experiences of children in an unreal-looking Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.

Power of Truth, The - According to The Dalai Lama

This remarkable film takes us along on a journey with The Dalai Lama as he seeks to promote his thoughts on values and religion.

Prelude to a fight

Do we all have a reason to believe in our own success? If so, what determines that some succeed while others do not?

Punk Royal - A Brand On Its Arse

An adventure in a world of glitz and glamour, where success can turn to failure in no time. Punk Royal, fashion phenomenon and ultra trendy clothes brand, was created by three young enthusiasts and grew from underground upstart to acclaimed, international fashion must-have and a multi-million turnover in a matter of months.

Putin's Kiss

The inside story of tomorrow’s leaders in contemporary Russia

Sarajevo, Pacified

Listen to the moving stories of two ordinary people who grew up during the civil war in Sarajevo - stories they have kept to themselves until now.

Seduced by Sai Baba

A 76-year-old man proclaiming to be God and allegations of sexual abuse. This film goes behind the scenes to expose Indian guru Sai Baba for what he truly is - a healer or a sex offender?

Seeds, The

This multiple award-winner takes an intimate look at family life in one Siberian family.

Shanghai Tales

Presented as a three part series of interconnected documentary films, Shanghai Tales portrays modern China through the lives of the people living in one of its busiest and most iconic cities.

Specialists, The

Meet a man whose personal tragedy initiates a chance for a group of people on the edge of society

Sting, The

This is the story about an expedition to Kilimanjaro, the mountain of Africa, to seek the deadliest animal on planet Earth, the Malaria mosquito

Students from Pumwani, The

Follow Stellah and Thomas who both dream of having each their career. Like young people everywhere they are preoccupied with parties, love affairs and dreams for the future. But the two live in the poor slums of Nairobi where miracles are needed to escape poverty and deprivation.

Surrogate Scam, The

Imagine finding a surrogate mother willing to give birth to your child - only to find out that it's all one big scam! This investigative documentary takes a closer look into surrogacy arrangements in e.g. Peru, India and the USA.

Tankograd

An epic documentary film about a dance company in the world's most radioactively contaminated region

Tattooed Under Fire

A grippingly intimate, character-driven portrait of Iraq-bound and returning US soldiers as they go under the tattoo needle

The good life

Past was paradise - present is hell. How to be poor when one used to be rich? Two upper class ladies; a mother and her daughter, find themselves in a terrible mess now that they've spent all their money and can't maintain their wealthy life style.

The Micro Debt

A critical investigation into the dark side of Microcredit loans. For decades Microcredit has been hailed as the #1 solution to eradicate poverty. But now it turns out that it's not.

Ticket to Paradise

A touching, tragic and at times humorous tale of strong, decisive women who see themselves as entrepreneurs in a globalized world rather than victims of poverty and prostitution.

Traders' Dreams

This programme tells the story of people from different countries who change their lives in order to become rich and happy through the worldwide fever for Internet auctions such as eBay. The film interweaves their eBay stories with a global finance thriller in a surprising and entertaining fashion.