Only these legionnaires think jumping out of a helicopter without a parachute is like a Disney ride, and wish it was higher.

This video describes the chaotic and desperate final months of World War II, as the Allied forces from the East and West clashed with the Axis powers in Europe and the Pacific. The Japanese forces put up a fierce resistance against the American Marines on Iwo Jima, while both sides resorted to increasingly desperate measures, leading to a dramatic increase in casualties.

Autor: Liam Dale

This documentary is subtitled in over 30 languages.
Audio track available in English, French and Portuguese

Burma is not only fascinating because of its very rich history, but also its atmosphere, aromas and hospitality.

Occupied by the Mons, the Burmans and the British, Burma has known multiple cultures. T

he city of Bagan, “the land of golden roofs,” is a jewel of Burma. It is a testament to the past grandeur of the kings of Bagan who reigned over the first Burman empire.

There are monuments of Sri Lankan, Indian, Tibetan, Mon and Burman influence...

This majestic Buddhist archaeological site, comparable to Angkor in neighboring Cambodia, is home to more that 2,000 temples, stupas and pagodas, built between the 11th and 13th centuries and spread across 40 km2.

It is the largest concentration of Buddhist monuments in the world.

After having gone through the Sarabha Gate, a estige of the 9th century, you can admire a view of the entire old city from the top of the ThatbyinnyuPahto Temple: at 63 meters high it is the tallest monument in Bagan.

The construction of the Shwezigon Pagoda was begun in 1059 by King Anawrahta to shelter a jawbone and tooth of Buddha that he had obtained after his campaign against the Dali kingdom (in what is now Yunnan).

It was finished under the reign of his son Kyansittha in 1102: inside the complex there is a stone pillar that has inscriptions about the King.

The Ananda Temple is one of the most beautiful Buddhist monuments in Bagan. Built by King Kyansittha in 1091, it was originally dedicated to the “infinite wisdom” of the Buddha (anantapinya). According to Legend, Kyansittha had been inspired by the description that monks from India gave of their temple, which would explain the Ananda's Indian architectural features.

The Wetkyi Inn Gubyaukgyi Temple houses lovely frescos depicting scenes from the Jataka. The stairs inside lead to four Buddha images and the Hindu sculptures carved on the spire.

The Htilominlo Temple, famous for its fine stucco ornaments, was built between 1211 and 1218 by King Htilominlo (or Nandaungmya) to commemorate the fact that a parasol (a symbol of power) tilted towards him him during his enthronement. On the second floor, four buddhas have their backs to the central pillar, facing in the four directions.

Directed by Jacques VICHET

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Leur parade compte parmi les plus dynamiques les plus éblouissantes et les plus invraisemblables de la nature. Il y a des fusées des explosions d’étincelles et des projections de fumée bleue. Et des longues chaînes qui ressemble à des lanternes Japonaise s’étendant à perte de vue, c’est magique certains à clignotent. Certains est un sel d’autres se contentent de luire.

Offshore Brazil, a population of common octopus has learned to benefit from the receding tide to catch their favorite prey.
Director: Bertrand Loyer

In the midst of WWII, Catholics looked to the pope to guide them. Hitler had already begun secretly launching his plan to exterminate the Jews of Europe. Secretly, that is, to most- except Pope Pius XII. The pope remained silent whilst the rest of the world awaited any kind of grand gesture or speech condemning Hitler’s atrocities.
He chose to keep quiet in the face of the crimes committed by the Nazis throughout Europe, crimes that even took place below the Pope’s own windows, like the 1943 liquidation of the Jewish Ghetto in Rome, to which the pope made no official reaction.
At first glance, Nazism and Catholicism are diametrically opposed. The Vatican even seems an institution beyond all suspicion. The Church, however, faced in turn with the rise of Nazism, the Second World War and the extermination of Jews, will play an ambiguous – at times unholy – role. Several men of the Church, priests and bishops, being fervent admirers of Hitler, even fell into complicity…
Director: JULIETTE DESBOIS

MMA: She hopes to win in Ireland

It’s one of the most populous cities on the planet with 22 million inhabitants, predicted to increase to 30 million by 2035. Nicknamed ‘the infernal Metropolis’, Mumbai is a city in perpetual development. But with millions of people living in slums located on valuable real estate, how can city planners balance the competing needs of the population?
In Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia, over one million people are packed into the slum. But although its residents are poor, there’s a real dynamism. Mahesh, 27, was born and lives in this slum and would never leave it. He runs a recycling plant and employs around 20 people. Dharavi’s underground economy is thought to generate 800 million euros per year. But it also lies on prime real estate in the very centre of Mumbai so its future is in doubt.
Every day, new towers of glass or concrete emerge from the earth. With the support of the municipality, real estate tycoon, Babulal Varma, razes slums to build luxury apartments for the upper classes. As the city constantly expands, it pushes into the surrounding forests and natural spaces, such as Sanjay Gandhi Park. The fifty leopards who live there regularly make forays into the new housing estates. They attack stray dogs, but also the inhabitants. Each year, several people are killed by feline attacks. At night, forest department rangers patrol to prevent leopard incursions.

0:00 The documentary
0:24 Mumbai's overcrowded trains pose safety risks and challenges for commuters.
7:19 Mumbai, a city of dreams and contrasts, with a booming film industry and a massive slum.
14:08 The story of two residents in Mumbai, one from a slum and one from a luxury apartment, who have achieved success in their respective fields.
19:52 The city is growing and to accommodate the increasing population, the chief of Omkar, Babulal, plans to demolish the slums and build new buildings.
26:12 The rehabilitation of slums in Mumbai has resulted in luxury skyscrapers for some former residents, while others are forced to live in decrepit apartments on the outskirts of the city.
32:15 Mumbai's dabbawalas are a reliable and unique food delivery system.
38:17 French entrepreneurs in Mumbai are capitalizing on the city's economic growth and catering to the emerging middle class.
43:59 The increasing urbanization of Mumbai has led to conflicts between humans and leopards in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
49:51 Leopards in Mumbai are increasingly attacking humans, leading to tragic deaths and anger among the affected families.

Directors: Marc de La Villardière & Manolo d'Arthuys

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Mille et une Turquie, mais une beauté unique : à la découverte des sites et paysages des portes de l'Orient. Dans cet épisode : Istanbul, capitale culturelle de la Turquie en perpétuelle effervescence, prisée des touristes pour ses chefs-d'œuvre architecturaux, comme la Mosquée bleue ou le palais de Topkapi.

Plus de 17 millions d'habitants vivent à Istanbul, capitale culturelle de la Turquie en perpétuelle effervescence, prisée des touristes pour ses chefs-d'œuvre architecturaux comme la "mosquée bleue" ou le palais de Topkapi. Dans les rues, les peintres experts en calligraphie ancienne côtoient les graffeurs ; on lit l’avenir dans le marc au café Melek et des Stambouliotes renouvellent la mode féminine à l'atelier Zemzem.

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00:00 The Russians entered Berlin first, and as Hitler took his own life in his bunker, the war in Europe finally came to an end. Churchill led the people of Britain in the VE Day celebrations, but the fighting continued in the Pacific. Sadly, President Roosevelt died in April, just weeks before VE Day, and the task of finishing the war was passed to the new American President, Harry S. Truman.

25:25 Roosevelt dies suddenly
40:38 April 28, 1945: Benito Mussolini is executed
41:19 April 30, 1945, The death of Hitler

Des objets de jade et d'Emeraude, mais pas uniquement, les archéologues ont aussi d'innombrables tombes humaines toutes mystérieusement orientés vers le sud-est, des dépouilles de jeunes hommes dont les mains ont étaient attacher dans le dos. Qui étaient à la tète de se royaume, et pourquoi leurs civilisations auront elles disparues

Quelles traces les hommes du néolithique ont-ils laissées de leur quotidien, de leurs activités et de leurs croyances ? Quel lien entre la sédentarisation et les premiers mégalithes ? Non loin de Pétra, en Jordanie, le site de Baja livre aux archéologues des indices précieux sur l’organisation des sociétés fraîchement sédentarisées. Dans la région du massif de l’Eifel, en Allemagne, des carottes de sédiments permettent de retracer les variations climatiques de la préhistoire, et d'établir la succession des migrations et des cultures humaines. Près de Carnac, menhirs, cairns et tumulus en disent long sur la représentation du monde de nos aïeux et leurs étonnantes aptitudes.

Former FBI agent Joe Pistone, who infiltrated the Mafia for six years as Donnie Brasco, reveals how his undercover work led to more than 100 convictions - and resulted in the death of underworld figure Dominick `Sonny Black' Napolitano.