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Rechtsextreme in der Wikingerszene

Helmets, swords and historical battles. Once a year, Viking fans gather in Wolin, Poland, for the largest Viking festival in the world. Hundreds of warriors re-enact the life of the Northmen here. For Dennis, the Viking life is not just a hobby, but a way of life. At the weekend he and his wife go to a self-built Viking village near Alfeld. They live here with like-minded people almost as they did a thousand years ago. The festival in Wolin is a highlight of the year for them. But right-wing extremists are increasingly mingling with participants and visitors to the costume spectacle. Swastikas and other right-wing symbols are being openly displayed more and more frequently. Runes and armor have attracted right-wing extremists since the Nazi era. One example is the Viking Museum Village in Oerlinghausen, which was built by the Nazi regime. Museum director Karl Banghard has been observing the infiltration of the Viking scene by right-wing extremists for years.

Rechtsextreme in der Wikingerszene

NR 2024
Olympia, the Origins of the Games

Just days before the opening of the XXXIst Olympic Games in Rio (5-21 August), this documentary uses the exploration of the ruins and new technologies to reveal the site of Olympia in Greece where the sporting contests were held in ancient times. Both a religious sanctuary and a sports site, Olympia was, for nearly one thousand years, host to the most prestigious games in Ancient Greece. Using reconstructions and 3D computer imagery, this documentary by Olivier Lemaître brings the past wonders of Olympia to life and immerses the viewer in the cradle of the Olympic Games.

Olympia, the Origins of the Games

9.0 2016
BBC Earth - New Guinea

Lost Land of the Volcano is a three-part nature documentary series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit which follows a scientific expedition to the island of New Guinea. The expedition team, which includes specialist zoologists, explorers and the BBC crew, travels to the extinct volcano of Mount Bosavi in central Papua New Guinea to document the biodiversity of this little-visited area and search for new species. At the time of filming, logging was taking place about 20 miles (32 km) south from the volcano, and one of expedition's aims was to find evidence to support the case to protect the area. Some members of the expedition team travelled to the island of New Britain several hundred kilometres to the east to chart an unexplored cave system and observe an active volcano. The series was broadcast in September 2009 on BBC One in the United Kingdom in a three-part run. In the United States, it was broadcast the same month in seven parts on consecutive nights.

BBC Earth - New Guinea

10.0 2012
Carmilla: The Petrified Heart

On a night with a full moon and a storm, Laure, still a child, is awakened by the tears of a young woman who has entered her room. At first intrigued, the child approaches the stranger then snuggles into her arms. Suddenly, a scream tears through the night. The housekeeper rushes into Laure's room, collapsed. The strange creature has fainted while drops of blood flow down the child's neck... The years have passed. One autumn evening, a group of travelers whose sedan was in an accident entrusted to the baron, Laure's father, a strangely beautiful young girl. Her name is Carmilla...

Carmilla: The Petrified Heart

NR 1988
Amanda Lear: Call Me Mademoiselle

In the 70s, Amanda Lear was a disco queen, pop icon, model and world star. She enchanted Paco Rabanne, Andy Warhol, Bryan Ferry and David Bowie. She lived with Salvador Dalí and went out with Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. A born performer, with legendary mystique and charm, she kept her true self hidden behind numerous faces. From Bowie to Berlusconi, from London to Paris: the story of Amanda Lear is also a story of the second half of the 20th century.

Amanda Lear: Call Me Mademoiselle

6.8 2023
Lo specchio rovesciato. Un'esperienza di autogestione operaia

The history of the activities of the Culmv (Compagnia Unica dei Lavoratori Merci Varie) in the Port of Genoa, spanning from the 14th century to the present day. The documentary is structured in three parts: "Caravana e Camalli," "Compagnia Unica Lavoratori Merci Varie," and "Il Sacco e il Container." It was broadcast by Rai on January 19th, January 26th, and February 2nd, 1981. The program alternates between dramatized reconstructions (such as the formation of the company in the 14th century or the resistance and sabotage during World War II) and a television investigation

Lo specchio rovesciato. Un'esperienza di autogestione operaia

7.0 1981
La Terza Verità

An unbelievable coincidence, a conclusion based on unconfirmed news, a media and social short circuit. The effects can be devastanting, a life can be completely riuned. Even that of a success man, even that of a surgeon who is trating small bodies affected by the most terrible ills. This is a tragedy that is born from suspicion. Sergio is suspected of being a brutal seriel killer, someone who has been killing for years in a rich provincial city. A tragedy, a black hole that suddendly sucks down all our certains, one by one. This is the worst nightmare that could possibly happen to anyone of us. And infact it happens to Sergio. Voices and insinuations are more dangerous than a sentence. Suspicion spreads more quickly than the penal code and it will ruin a man's reputation. With no appeal allowed.

La Terza Verità

NR 2007
The Perfect Wave: Big Wave Surfing in Portugal

The small Portuguese coastal town of Nazaré is unique in Europe. It became the Olympus of surfing in the 2010s. Monster waves roll ashore here between late autumn and spring. They are the largest in the world, so Nazaré is a hotspot for big wave surfers such as the German professional Sebastian Steudtner, the only German extreme athlete in this field who belongs to the world's elite. The giant waves are spectacular, but they are also extremely dangerous. They have given the former fishing port a new boom, because the activities of the surfers now attracts tourists in droves to the place even in winter. But accidents with serious injuries occur again and again. The documentary shows how the coastal town is handling the new attraction and how Sebastian Steudtner is preparing for a new record ride on the biggest wave on earth.

The Perfect Wave: Big Wave Surfing in Portugal

NR 2018
When Banana Ruled

The abusive harvest of a simple fruit built an empire: the United Fruit Company. A fruit that conquered the markets of the world, but devastated Central America. The amazing story of the banana: pioneers of globalized capitalism, dictators of banana republics, revolutionaries, the inventor of modern advertising, tons of bananas, bloody shades of yellow. The story of a ruthless enterprise, without borders or rules to respect, except the cruel law of supply and demand…

When Banana Ruled

7.5 2017
Russlanddeutsche, die AfD und ich

Russian Germans are one of the largest migrant groups with voting rights in Germany, but people outside the community often don't know much about them. Except prejudices: Russian Germans would vote for the AfD and support Putin's war of aggression. But what really moves the community, how do people see themselves and other Russian Germans, what does family mean, what does religion mean - and what is really the level of sympathy for the AfD that the community is said to have?

Russlanddeutsche, die AfD und ich

NR 2024
JO de Berlin 36, la grande illusion

In August 1936, the Olympic Games, orchestrated by Joseph Goebbels, the Third Reich's Minister of Propaganda, took place in Berlin. This was a vast charm offensive designed to present Germany as a nation that respected the Olympic principles of equality and fraternity. This documentary reveals the political strategies of the Third Reich, which benefited from the complicity of the International Olympic Committee in thwarting calls for a boycott by several countries. Once the games were over, Nazi policy intensified. How could the civilized world turn a blind eye to this "great illusion"? Gretel Bergmann, the German Jewish athlete at the center of a bargaining chip between the German authorities and the US government, and Noël Vandernotte, who won a bronze medal in rowing, share their stories.

JO de Berlin 36, la grande illusion

NR 2015
Chile: A Troublesome Legacy

The rejection of the project for a new, more socially just constitution by the Chilean people in 2022 has reignited the conflicts that have plagued the country for five decades. On September 11, 1973, in a bloody military coup, General Pinochet ended the socialist revolution launched by President Salvador Allende, legitimately elected in a democratic election. The subsequent dictatorial regime with fascist features brought great violence and terror to the Chilean people. The accompanying neo-liberal economic system, which made the country one of the richest in the region, led to an ever-widening social gap in society, which in turn fell into a kind of passivity. In 2019, long after the dictator was voted out of office and the democratization that followed, a new social movement is shaking the prevailing order. From Allende's socialism to Pinochet's fascism, this historical fresco in documentary form returns to the origins of the rupture.

Chile: A Troublesome Legacy

9.0 2023
Profiteers of Fear

A certain degree of influence by the pharmaceutical industry on politics and authorities would not be surprising. The examples of large pharmaceutical companies directly influencing political decision-makers, ministries and authorities are too blatant. And thus decisions were made in favor of the industry. Paid specialists, bought-in experts, influenced politicians - independent decisions do not seem to be a matter of course in the healthcare system. "Profiteers of Fear" sheds light on the entanglements between politics and business.

Profiteers of Fear

NR 2009
Nato il sei ottobre

The documentary recounts an important part of the history of this country, retracing a long journey that began on October 6, 1924, and continues to this day. On that day, radio took its first tentative steps into our homes, broadcasting a brief official announcement followed by the inaugural concert of Haydn's Quartet Op. 7. At that precise moment, we imagined that a child was born in a working-class neighborhood of the capital, whose voice would accompany us throughout this journey.

Nato il sei ottobre

5.0 2024