Category: Entertaiment
The Miami-Dade County Jail and the Miami Dade Boot Camp – the two toughest divisions of the Miami Dade prison complex but they couldn’t be more different. Boot camp doesn’t give its participants a minute to themselves, the inmates in…
This documentary was produced by Many Rivers Films and directed by David Batty and Kevin Toolis. It was first released in 2005. ——- Bear witness to monumental moments in human history, and human’s most terrible crimes. Java Witness is home…
Saturday, October 7th 2023: the world wakes up in shock. Over 1,300 Israeli civilians have just been massacred. While the population thought it was safe behind its walls, its iron dome and its barbed wire, protected by its invincible army,…
We infiltrate the Russian Neo-Nazi group “Autonomous Nationalists”, one of most brutal right-wing, extremist groups in the world. Shocking footage shows them attacking foreigners, setting fire to buildings and training to use knives. Even more worrying are the ties between…
Why are Europeans, children of immigrants like Coulibaly or the Kouachis brothers, attacking their countries of birth? What leads them to reject the values of the nation in which they grew up, to be reborn as extremists of Al Qaeda…
Sofia Central Prison – a Bulgarian detention center, crumbling foundations and fit for demolition – derelict conditions too much to ask of anyone – even a criminal. Multi-prisoner cells, bunks stacked three stories high as well as a large count…
The Dallas County Jail in Texas – a mega-jail with room for 7,100 inmates, where everyone from small-time criminals to serial killers wait for their day in court. Mass processing of new inmates occurs on a daily basis: Up to…
A prison with guards on the outside but not on the inside because they fear for their lives. On the inside, the prisoners are in control: murderers, violent offenders, drug bosses. This is the prison city of San Pedro in…
With a population of nearly six million, Cape Town is the second city of South Africa. Many of the richest people in the country have ocean villas there. But there is a dark side to this breathtakingly beautiful city. Three…
Desperate overcrowding, rats, disease – welcome to Antanimora Prison in Madagascar. A prison in the middle of the capital Antananarivo and bursting at the seams. Originally built for 800 prisoners, the complex houses more than 3,000 prisoners. They sleep crammed…
Tent City Jail – a prison in the desert of Arizona, USA. If you’re in this place, you are in for tough times. As the name indicates, tents instead of cells make up prison housing, old army tents left over…
With her almond-shaped eyes and striking cheekbones, Queen Nefertiti is regarded as a symbol of female beauty. Her bust is one of the most iconic images in the world — a crowd puller, attracting 500,000 visitors every year to the…
According to Russian news reports, the suspects in the Moscow concert hall attack were from Tajikistan. Islamic State has launched a major recruitment aimed at militants from Tajikistan and other central Asian countries. Why are so many young people there…
With nearly 1.5 million soldiers and a budget of 700 billion dollars, the US army is the most powerful military force in the world. Present on all continents, it imposes American hard power abroad and helps manage natural disasters or…
In March 2002, a state TV station in China was hijacked by members of outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal was to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic…
In Japan, sumo isn’t just a sport. It is almost a religion with its stars hailed as demigods. But it’s also a world closed to outside influence, where scandals are immediately covered up, and women are considered unclean. Sumo is…
On December 8, 1980, the world lost one of its most influential voices when John Lennon was tragically shot outside his New York City home by Mark David Chapman. This documentary takes you through the chilling events of that fateful…
Incorporating never before-seen archival footage, home movies and interviews with family members, journalists and law enforcement officials, Pablo Escobar: King Of Cocaine tells the story of the twisted Robin Hood who founded the Medellin cartel cocaine smuggling organization and became…
For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada’s First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. There were 80 of these ‘residential schools’ across the country. Most children were sent…
TWO chilling and thrilling true crime stories full of high-quality reconstructions for your viewing pleasure! Material Witness New York-based diamond corporation is under suspicion of fraud by the FBI. The company’s president is questioned and pins the illegal activities on…
A journalist infiltrated a cell of apprentice jihadists who were preparing an attack in France. For six months, he managed to infiltrate a network of French terrorists claiming to be Daesh. He thus filmed, with a hidden camera, the daily…
In this powerful documentary, we explore life inside Zaatari, one of the largest refugee camps in the world. Located in Jordan, just miles from the Syrian border, this camp was initially set up as a temporary solution for families fleeing…
The decision not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States is unlikely to be the end of his long struggle. For the past 10 years, Premiere Lignes has investigated Assange and the WikiLeaks network. In their first film in…
We gained exclusive access to the world’s biggest and toughest prison in El Salvador. Fifteen thousand prisoners are locked up here, most of whom will never leave alive. The prison is the symbol of a relentless crackdown on gangs by…
What if your family history held secrets that could change everything you thought you knew about your past? In this fascinating documentary, we follow real people on their journeys to uncover surprising connections, solve long-standing family mysteries, and reveal ties…
It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But not in the case of the counterfeit goods market, which has moved far beyond merely copying designer bags and clothing. No longer content to be just an economic menace,…
What turned Ibrahim Aouad, an educated, moderate man from Samara, into Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the most wanted terrorist in the world? How were ISIS able to take control of such a large area in a matter of months? Director Kamal…
The gripping story of Ismael, a child who faced unimaginable hardship growing up in war-torn Somalia. From the shadow of Al-Shabaab’s terror to a daring escape that would change his life forever, this is a journey of survival, resilience, and…