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Coups, dictatorships, revolutions, civil wars... For decades, Latin America has been a testing ground for a world marked by violent inequalities and growing polarization.

In six emblematic countries - Brazil, Chile, Panama, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Colombia - men and women share their struggles. They recount the tragedy of a fractured continent, constantly subjected to interventions from its powerful neighbor, the United States. They are former ministers, opposition figures, secret service agents, torture survivors, guerrilla fighters, lawyers, investigative journalists, diplomats, police chiefs... They have shaped history. Through their words, we relive this historical saga in both its political and human dimensions.

Greenland has become a major geopolitical issue between the United States, Europe, Russia, and China due to its geographical location and mineral resources. Its geopolitical destiny will have significant ecological consequences for the entire planet.

Greenland is the land of all paradoxes. The largest island in the world, with its 2.2 million square kilometers covered 80% by ice, is also one of the least densely populated territories on Earth, with barely 57,000 inhabitants. Mainly living off fishing, tourism, and Danish subsidies, yet sitting on a potential treasure of... We are talking about 25% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves, the third-largest uranium reserves, and 20% of rare earths... An icy Eldorado that today sparks all sorts of ambitions. Greenland has become one of the hotspots where the future of our multipolar world is being shaped. This is what the film will explore, addressing both its economic and commercial challenges, as well as its geo-ecological and military implications.
 

In the shimmering waters of the Great Barrier Reef, the tiger shark reigns supreme. A legendary predator and essential to the balance of the reefs, it fascinates as much as it frightens. Australian scientists decipher its behavior, its migrations, and the complex interactions that bind it to humans. Thanks to new technologies and an unprecedented approach to cohabitation, this film unveils the mysteries of a giant of the seas, the silent guardian of a fragile world.

What is the price of our addiction to sugar? For five centuries, it has been a driving force in our history. The pleasure of its sweetness and the profits from its trade have justified the worst: conquest, colonization, slavery, and forced labor. Across Europe, the Caribbean, the Americas, and the Indian Ocean, in search of the sources of our addiction, the first episode of this historical investigation reveals the dark side of “white gold,” from Christopher Columbus to the dawn of the 20th century.

The history of the conquest of the Americas cannot be told without mentioning sugar, and the history of sugar cannot be told without mentioning the triangular trade and colonization. A luxury product that became a staple of the European diet, sugar is a globalized and destructive success story. From the beginning of colonization in the 15th century to the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century,
it contributed to Europe's prosperity at the cost of enslaving the indigenous peoples of the Americas, then, on a massive scale,
men and women from Africa. The successive abolitions of slavery in the 19th century weakened this highly profitable sugar economy. But it held on, and even invented new models of servitude. Since its origins, the sugar economy has constantly reinvented itself. At the end of the 19th century, it was booming and about to reach its peak. Its fate was now linked to that of the new power, the United States.

The benefits of reef sharks to coral are immense and still largely unknown to the public. In fact, sharks protect coral reefs by hunting mid-level predators like groupers and barracudas (not the small fish that clean algae or help coral spread). By controlling these predators, they indirectly safeguard the grazers that keep coral healthy. Thus, sharks act as protectors of coral’s essential cleaners so much so that, when threatened, these small fish emit distress calls to summon sharks for help.
 
Yet today, some shark species have never been observed alive, and for others, we know nothing about their prey or hunting methods. Without this knowledge, it’s impossible to grasp the critical role they play in reef ecosystems.
 
This "Shark Mission" has two clear objectives:
 
- Uncover the importance of completely unknown shark species to reef health.
 
- Field-test simple, scalable coastal protection systems that can be easily adapted to other coral barriers worldwide — ensuring shark populations remain large enough to curb the unchecked proliferation of mid-level predators, which, if left unchecked, will gradually destroy the reefs.

Dès son retour à la Maison Blanche, Donald Trump a confié les rênes de son ministère de la santé à un homme ouvertement vaccino-secptique : Robert Kennedy Jr, neveu de l’ancien président JFK.

Leur alliance politique scellée durant la campagne de 2024 a donné naissance au mouvement “MAHA” - Make Amerca Healthy Again -, petite sœur du mouvement MAGA de Donald Trump, censé rendre l’Amérique saine à nouveau.
Poussé par un sentiment anti-vaccin de plus en plus répandu au sein de sa base électorale depuis la pandémie de Covid 19, Donald Trump a confié à RFK Jr la mission de réformer la politique vaccinale des Etats-Unis. Depuis un an, ce dernier a réduit les recommandations vaccinales et les programmes de recherche sur de nouveaux vaccins mais il a aussi lancé une purge au sein des agences de santé publique tout en accusant les vaccins ARN Messager d’être dangereux pour la santé.
Face à cette révolution MAHA de nombreux scientifiques traditionnels, marginalisés par le nouveau ministre de la Santé américain, sonnent l’alarme. Ils craignent le retour de maladies contagieuses mortelles disparues depuis des décennies. C’est particulièrement le cas dans les États républicains comme la Floride qui se veut un laboratoire MAHA, galvanisé par un discours anti-vaccin désormais poussé jusqu’au sommet de Maison Blanche.

From the mangroves of Queensland to the lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef, saltwater crocodiles reign over an empire of water and mud. Survivors from the age of the dinosaurs, these giant predators live between land and ocean, guardians of a fragile balance. Scientists track their movements and decipher the secrets of a fascinating animal, as feared as it is essential to the health of the coastline.

Depuis son arrivée au pouvoir il y un an, Donald Trump a expulsé plus de 100 000 Mexicains et continue de terroriser les migrants avec ou sans papiers qui travaillent aux Etats-Unis. Sa politique migratoire a aussi un impact économique sur les nombreux villages mexicains qui dépendent de l’argent envoyé par les travailleurs immigrés.

C’est le cas de San Juan Mixtepec, dans l’Etat de Oaxaca, où 90% de la population émigre aux Etats-Unis pour travailler au moins une fois dans sa vie.
Depuis des décennies, les migrants mexicains installés aux États-Unis font vivre leur pays à distance. Chaque mois, leurs familles attendent le dépôt d’argent, ces “remesas” qui financent les maisons, alimentent les commerces et toute l'économie locale. Pour des millions de Mexicains, ces dollars venus du Nord sont bien plus qu’une aide : ils sont un moteur de développement, un souffle de modernité qui permet de rompre le cycle infernal de la pauvreté.
Mais en 2025, cette dynamique s’effondre. Sous la présidence de Donald Trump, le durcissement migratoire, les expulsions massives et les projets de taxe sur les envois d’argent font chuter ces remesas.
Dans le Oaxaca, l’un des États mexicain les plus pauvres et les plus dépendants de ces transferts (on estime que 10% de son PIB vient des remesas), le coup est rude. Il l’est encore plus à San Juan Mixtepec, un village isolé de 6000 habitants, où les rares débouchés professionnels - le travail des champs et la construction - ne permettent que de gagner sa vie chichement. A San Juan Mixtepec, 90% de la population part au moins une fois dans sa vie travailler aux Etats-Unis, dans le but d’envoyer de l’argent à sa famille ou d’économiser pour revenir construire sa maison au village.

From the mangroves of Queensland to the lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef, saltwater crocodiles reign over an empire of water and mud. Survivors from the age of the dinosaurs, these giant predators live between land and ocean, guardians of a fragile balance. Scientists track their movements and decipher the secrets of a fascinating animal, as feared as it is essential to the health of the coastline.

In the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, snakes, cone snails, stonefish, and jellyfish wield a formidable weapon: venom. Used for hunting or defense, this poison can kill... but it can also heal. Australian biologists reveal how these extreme toxins are inspiring the medicine of tomorrow. Between high-risk dives and scientific discoveries, the film explores the fragile boundary between fear and fascination, death and healing.