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24:37The Army's Shadow: How Russian Families Search for Soldiers Missing in the War
An anonymous Russian journalist uses social media to find relatives of soldiers who have gone missing in the war against Ukraine and tries to understand what happened to these men. The film is made up
10:28Housing as Right or Commodity: ARTE Europe Weekly on Spain's Protests and Berlin's Expropriation Plan
This episode of ARTE Europe Weekly asks whether Europe's housing crisis now calls for radical change. The presenter calls housing "a deeply political issue." The episode points to two places where tha
12:35The Success of Tiger Conservation in India and Its Cost: From Ranthambore to the Sundarbans
In India, the tiger is not just a wild animal; it is regarded as a symbol of strength, protection and the triumph of good over evil. This documentary revolves around a simple question: who is paying t
31:24Brazil Between Violence and the Will to Live: Favela Fashion, Grief Over Police Violence and Indigenous Resistance Ahead of the Election
In October, Brazil chooses a new president, and the documentary starts from the observation that the country is heading into the vote deeply divided. On one side is the left-wing president, Lula. On t
9:06Silvia and the Tropicalization of the Mediterranean: Alien Species, a Warmer Sea and a Hope That Is Still Possible
Can the Mediterranean still be saved? The documentary tackles the question through the testimony of Silvia, an Italian ecologist who works with the research group Archipelagos in Greece. For her, the
1:31:38Asbestos: Why a Fiber Banned Across Europe Is Still Killing People
Asbestos is widely seen as a problem of the past. It has been banned in dozens of countries, and in the United States its use has been heavily restricted for decades. This ARTE documentary argues that
29:55Statute of Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse: Survivors Take Their Fight from France and Spain to Brussels
The documentary starts from a single figure: in Europe, one in five children suffers sexual violence. Many victims spend years, sometimes decades, unable to speak. When they are finally ready to repor
9:52Why Are More Young Europeans Getting Cancer? Rising Early-Onset Rates, Their Limits, and Europe's Screening Gaps
This episode of ARTE Europe Weekly asks why diseases once associated with old age, including breast, bowel and skin cancer and glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, are increasingly being diagnosed in
29:33Comté and Its Rivers: A Cheese That Sustains the Jura and Damages It
Comté has become France's favorite cheese, and production keeps breaking records in the Jura Mountains. But this success has a downside: producers are accused of polluting the region's rivers. This AR
8:09Is AI Making Students Dumb? Estonia's Pilot Project and Europe's Inconsistent Responses
According to the report, more than half of all students in Europe already use artificial intelligence. The documentary poses a pointed question: Are young people losing the ability to think and solve
12:10Asia and Africa, Two Emerging Continents at Different Stages: The Dessous des cartes Match-Up
This extended edition of Le Dessous des cartes asks a simple question: as Asia shows the first signs of slowing down, can Africa take over as the driver of global growth? The two continents are presen
9:39Europe's Data Centre Boom: Digital Progress at What Cost?
This ARTE Europe Weekly report looks at a question now being argued in towns across Europe: are data centres essential infrastructure for Europe's digital future, or do they cost too much in land, wat
2:26Valencia Approves "National Priority": The Vox Law That Forces Foreigners to Wait Years for Access to Aid
The Parliament of the Valencia region has approved a law that gives Spaniards priority in access to social housing and certain forms of aid. The report looks at how this measure affects foreign nation
3:29Why Russia Is Striking Ukrainian Trains: The Yahodyn Strike and the Railway Geography of the War
A Ukrainian border station, a Russian drone, and a diplomatic train that had left a few minutes earlier. In this episode of "L'essentiel du dessous des cartes," the program uses this strike as a start
10:00Canada and the EU Draw Closer as Ties with Washington Fray
ARTE Europe Weekly asks whether the warming relationship between Canada and the European Union, which the programme frames as a "long-distance" romance across some 6,000 km of Atlantic, is a lasting a
9:51When Does a Hybrid War Become a Real War?
A drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, mysterious fires in factories across Europe, damaged railway lines and undersea cables: the program "ARTE Europe Weekly" asks whether what Russia is doi
12:09Europe–United States: An Unequal Interdependence, Sector by Sector
This extended edition of Le Dessous des cartes starts from a question: to what extent does the European Union depend on American power, and in which areas? The programme reviews space, trade, digital
51:24Cold, Solitude, Precision: Three Female Helicopter Pilots in Canada
Canada is as large as the entire European continent, and for many people in remote regions the helicopter is often the only link to the outside world. According to the documentary, the country has the
10:01Sarajevo: Did "Sniper Safaris" Really Exist?
During the siege of Sarajevo in the early 1990s, wealthy Europeans allegedly paid to shoot at civilians from Bosnian Serb sniper positions. These accusations of "human safaris" have been circulating f
25:08Blood Bricks: Life in Debt Bondage at the Brick Factories Around Phnom Penh
The construction industry is rapidly driving Cambodia's economic growth, and high-rise buildings are transforming the face of the capital, Phnom Penh. But the bricks used to build them are made in fac