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Drug trafficking was invented by a state: the United Kingdom. In the 19th century, the British Crown flooded China with opium to replenish its coffers. From the very beginning, opium, heroin and cocaine became political instruments in the hands of states. Great powers, pharmaceutical companies, banks and intelligence services all played a role in the spread of drugs and in the emergence of the world’s largest criminal organizations. From the Opium Wars to the birth of the French Connection, from the hippie years to the rise of the great drug barons, from Escobar to El Chapo, from the mountains of Afghanistan to Wall Street, a political history of drugs takes shape.
This revealing series follows environmental activist Greta Thunberg as she seeks to raise awareness of the accelerating climate change and spread her message, that we must act to drastically reduce our carbon emissions.
Shortly after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi ex-policeman Muhsin al-Khafaji has lost everything and is battling daily to keep himself and his sick daughter, Mrouj safe. But when he learns that his estranged elder daughter Sawsan is missing Khafaji is forced into a desperate search to find her.
1911, A graduate of the Institute of Noble Maidens, Sasha Meshcherskaya returns to a small provincial town. The well-being of her family is based on her relationship with her loving uncle, the owner of the arms factory Nikolai Shumilov. Sashenka's parents: Prince Ivan Sergeevich Meshchersky and Maria Ilyinichna dream of their daughter's early marriage, and she herself dreams of a brilliant career as an architect. Wanting to please her parents, Sasha makes new acquaintances and instantly plunges into a whirlpool of intrigue, where political interests are at stake above personal passions. Cold-blooded murders and blackmail, intricacies of conspiracies, daring provocateurs eluding detection - all this captivates the enthusiastic schoolgirl, who experiences mortal melancholy from the paucity of life prospects. Without noticing it, Sasha becomes an ideal target for terrorist hypnosis.
During Japan’s occupation of Northeast China, over 3,000 civilians and POWs are forced into brutal labor at a secret camp on Moon Island. As failed escape attempts mount, two prisoners lead a daring, coordinated breakout plan, risking everything for freedom.
Year 1987. France begins to collaborate with Spain in the fight against the terrorist gang ETA while a dissident group of the organization plans to commit an attack in Paris.
In 1935, Sichuan commander Pan Tianxiong, torn between duty and patriotism, secretly cooperates with the Red Army. Inspired by officer Yi Min, he shifts his focus to resisting Japanese aggression. Despite relentless pressure and betrayal, he remains steadfast in defending his country, ultimately making a heroic final stand.
This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Paris 1578, France is in the middle of a struggle for power between king Henri III and his brother Duke d'Anjou. Court intrigues are intertwined with a love story between count de Bussy and a mysterious countess de Monsoreau.
The epic television history of the Second World War’s Eastern Front giving an unprecedented Russian perspective on the war’s most decisive and bloody theater.
The series takes place during the period of Bloody Christmas and depicts attacks carried out on Turkish Cypriots. It focuses on the activities of the Greek Cypriot nationalist group EOKA-B. The series is based on the island-wide violence that led to the civil war between Turkish and Greek Cypriots that ended in 1974.
The story of this fantastic period of history between 1945 and 1991, which was defined by the confrontation of two worlds and two systems. The capitalist West, dominated by the ever-powerful United States, is pitted against the Communist East, the Soviet Empire.
To take revenge, Rayar and his two brothers are on a ruthless killing spree. At the same time, a family ruling Virudhunagar corporation for 40 years is facing turmoil and their throne is being challenged.