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The conservative movement reshaped the U.S., paving the way for Ronald Reagan’s rise and the dominance of free-market ideology. This era, marked by growing inequality and unfiltered political discourse, is revisited through its defining images and myths.

This exceptional documentary series gives the keys to understanding the historical, geographical and political situation in Palestine, thanks to never-before-seen archives and interviews with experts from around the world and the people facing the reality of what it is like to live on Palestinian territory. A land that is both an international ticking time bomb and the most disputed territory in contemporary history.

In his book De quoi la Palestine est-elle le nom ? journalist and Middle East specialist Alain Gresh looks at the place of Palestine in colonial history and in colonization. This is, without a doubt, the last great unresolved colonial question. Throughout the world, Palestine embodies a long-standing, divisive conflict, stirring emotions and irreconcilable oppositions. While Jewish Zionism is one element of this (hi)story, it alone cannot explain the destiny of Palestine and the fate of the Palestinians, just as the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 alone cannot embody the prologue to their national narrative.
 
So, how has the Palestinian identity been forged over the course of history, from ancient times to the present day, this sense of belonging to a people and a nation firmly rooted in what is undoubtedly the most disputed land in the world? A passionate subject par excellence, Palestine has been at the center of international and even national news for over 75 years. The issue affects everyone, mixing religion, archeology and history, ideology, racism, anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.
 
From the Ottoman conquest to the British occupation, from the creation of the State of Israel to the 1948 Nakba (Arabic: ‘the catastrophe’), from the Israeli-Arab wars to the Oslo Accords and their subsequent failure, from the colonization of the West Bank to the bloody attacks of October 7, 2023 and the destruction of Gaza, the history of Palestine is an international ticking time bomb: that of the most disputed territory in our contemporary history.
 
So how do we tell the (hi)story of Palestine and its people?
 
By going back to basics and retracing the steps involved in building an identity and becoming aware of belonging to a people, a nation. Although the term ‘Palestine’ has a geographical meaning, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, independently of the national identities of the peoples living there, it also has a political meaning defined by an essentially Arabic-speaking and predominantly Muslim national community. It makes no sense to mix up the two.

Everyone knows Dracula, but few know he was a 15th-century Romanian prince, a bloodthirsty figure bridging the Christian West and Muslim East. Recent research, across France, Italy, Turkey, Austria, and Romania, reveals how his legacy echoes in contemporary geopolitical struggles.

In June 1456, Halley’s Comet appeared in Europe and was seen as a bad omen. Everywhere on the planet, it was seen as the sign of an impending apocalypse. Everywhere that is, except in Transylvania. A prince named Vlad Dracula, used this celestial symbol to take over the throne of Wallachia by force. His reign, which was marked by betrayal and brutal executions, earned him the nickname Vlad the Impaler. His contemporaries often compared him to some of history’s greatest tyrants: Herod, Caligula and Nero. His legend inspired Bram Stoker’s vampire as well as Romanian dictator Ceaușescu who drew inspiration from him to claim his legacy. This story then elevated him to the status of a national hero in Romania. Where does the truth lie? Where does the myth begin?
 
For many years, historians have been questioning the story of Vlad III also known as Prince Dracula. All across Europe, they have gathered documents and information about him and compiled them under the name “Corpus Draculianum”. Personal, diplomatic, and commercial correspondence; negotiation records; administrative document, narrative and iconographic sources; coins and official seals - these sources all tell the story of a prince whose fate rivals with that of a Shakespearian figure but above all, they place him at the heart of a major turning point in European history. He remains a symbolic figure for today politics.

ARTE EN SCENE meets Sulian Ross, who is presenting, in the heart of the Haute-Savoie mountains, L’Odeur de la neige; Bintou Dembélé, who takes over the Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris for a performance titled Sweet Home; La Compagnie Massala, performing at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris in a choreography that is as tribal as it is electrifying; and Paradox-Sal, performing Queen Blood by dancer and choreographer Ousmane Sy.

A dive into the world’s biggest cocaine-producing country, this investigation reveals the underground networks ruling a country on edge and the dynamics behind a chaos fueled by growing global demand.

Through a thrilling investigation that takes us into the impenetrable world of drug trafficking in Colombia, we follow the main sources of world cocaine production, which have poisoned the country for more than 50 years. Thanks to exclusive sources (go-fast crew members, journalists, politicians, incarcerated drug lords…), the investigation reveals the inner workings of a business that is thriving more than ever. A sprawling system that is once again leading Colombia towards instability while the United States are strengthening their presence and influence in the region.

The Arctic is warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet. To understand what is happening there, the Tara Ocean Foundation has designed Tara Polar Station, a floating laboratory capable of drifting on the sea ice for twenty years.

On board, are twelve people—sailors, biologists, doctors—set out on a pioneering mission: nine months of testing in the heart of one of the most hostile environments on the planet. Storms, polar bears, technical malfunctions: faced with the unpredictable, the station and its crew are put to the test.
 
An extraordinary human adventure, an unprecedented technological challenge, and a scientific mission essential to understanding and protecting the future of our climate.

Rat City dives down the rathole to uncover the rat's remarkable superpowers. Reviled for millennia, it remains one of the least understood creatures on Earth — and Rat City finally gets close.

Infiltrating the back alleys, sewers, and subterranean byways of Vancouver and New York, Rat City chronicles how these tenacious survivors conquered our cities. The film reveals the irony: it's humans who set the table for the planet's most resourceful survivor.
 
With dramatic set work, cutting-edge cinematography, and a quirky narrative voice, Rat City drags viewers into the darkest crevices of the underworld, offering both a demystification of and a tribute to man’s sworn enemy.
 
Next, dive deeper into the world of chickens with CLUCK! CHICKENS EXPOSED

The Die Hard saga, whose first installment was released in 1988, revolutionized action cinema with its raw intensity, sharp wit, and a groundbreaking hero played by TV star Bruce Willis. A fresh, humanized take on the genre, it set a new standard for high-stakes thrillers.

For 25 years, the Hollywood actor wore his signature smirk as he portrayed the iconic tough guy John McClane in all five Die Hard films.
He saved the Nakatomi Plaza from terrorists in 1988, an airport in 1990, New York City in 1995 and America in 2007. The world owes him a big thank you as he prevented a nuclear catastrophe from happening in 2013. However, in his personal life, John McClane didn’t manage to save his marriage, often argued with his children, sometimes spiraled into alcohol abuse and usually ruined everything he touched. He even shot himself but never has he gotten rid of his dishonesty, dark humor and determination.
Despite the franchise’s diminishing returns and the proliferation of pale imitations, McClane remains a pop culture icon; a fragile, human, and indestructible hero, Hollywood's most likable cop.

The promise of space colonization fuels illusions that keep us distracted from the fact that we’re killing our planet. Scientists, activists, and Indigenous voices challenge this vision, questioning whether multi-planetary dreams are real progress—or just dangerous myths serving powerful interests.

By the end of the century, humanity will become an interplanetary civilization, with millions living in autonomous colonies on the Moon, Mars, and massive orbiting space stations, while pioneers journey toward distant stars. Once pure science fiction, these ambitions are now promoted by wealthy entrepreneurs, governments, and powerful networks who see space as both humanity’s next frontier and a lucrative solution to Earth’s limited resources. This vision fuels the booming “New Space” industry, driven by dreams of astronomical profits and fears about our planet’s future.
 
But for a growing number of space professionals, these projects are nothing more than dangerous illusions. Human biology is deeply tied to Earth’s atmosphere, gravity, and magnetic field, while space remains a hostile and deadly environment. Even in the face of climate catastrophe, overpopulation, and resource depletion, Earth is far more hospitable than any other place in the solar system. There is no Planet B, they insist. Instead of chasing fantasies of distant colonization, humanity should focus on making Earth livable again. Yet in pursuit of these illusions, the New Space industry contributes to its own doomsday narratives by damaging the atmosphere, disrupting astronomy with satellite pollution, and threatening ecosystems and communities near launch sites.
 
Resistance is growing. Activists, astronomers, and scientists are working to reframe space exploration within a broader cultural, ecological, and scientific context, and to remind us that, ultimately, we are just a tiny speck in the vast universe whose survival depends on caring for the one fragile planet we already call home.

Everywhere in the plains and mountains of central Italy, in Umbria, the spirit of St. Francis is felt. First and foremost in his hometown of Assisi, crowned by the immense basilica named after him. But not only there. On forest trails and in austere hermitages scattered throughout the greenery, some of his followers remain more faithfully connected to his teachings. When Francis was born, around 1181, Assisi was a small mountain village. Tormented by an urgent need to find his path, Saint Francis came here to gather his strength. It was a countryside conducive to solitary meditation.

Oliver Stone is the guilty conscience of an America he never hesitates to expose. The director of Platoon, Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, and Natural Born Killers sees cinema as a quest for truth bordering on obsession, shaped by two major traumas that have forever marked America: the Vietnam War and the assassination of Kennedy.

Cannabis farming has a long tradition in northern Morocco: some 300,000 families have long made a living from growing the plant.