Episode 1
40 Years of Solitude
45m
What will become of families stranded in Vietnam since their Moroccan fathers defected from the French army in 1953?
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Al Jazeera World
201114 seasons
A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
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Al Jazeera World premiered May 19, 2011. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A one-hour series showcasing documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Season 4 episodes
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Episode 2
Escape in Istanbul
45m
Exclusive gated communities are springing up across Istanbul, but how are they shaping the social fabric of the city?
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Episode 3
The Power and the Pain
45m
We trace the reasons for the split between north and South Sudan and its impact on the lives of ordinary South Sudanese.
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A Passage to Nowhere
45m
A story of migrants in Lebanon, whose dreams of finding a new life abroad often turn out to be little more than fantasy.
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Stateless
45m
Tens of thousands of Greeks, often ethnic Turks, were stripped of their nationality and now face a battle to regain it.
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Syria: The Battle Beyond
47m
Educated, middle-class Syrian exiles share their thoughts on the revolution and their determination to return home.
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Slave
46m
One man fights to save the life of his daughter, then himself, finding redemption in helping others avoid his own fate.
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Coming Back
46m
In 1944, Stalin deported 218,000 Crimean Tatars to Central Asia – we tell the story of their struggle to return home.
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Harvest Time
47m
A poor Kurdish family travels across Turkey searching for farm-work in exploitative conditions. Shortened version of the feature documentary He bû tune bû (Once Upon a Time) by Kazım Öz.
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Lost Cities of Palestine
48m
An extraordinary insight into Palestinian life in the city before 1948, revealing the loss of a culture and lifestyle. Aired previously in Arabic in 2011 on an unspecified date, this is the first airing in English.
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Syria: The Wounds of War
47m
The personal stories of three members of the Syrian opposition forces treated for critical wounds in Germany.
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Area C
47m
Instead of transferring to Palestinian control, the biggest 'Area' in the West Bank remains firmly in Israeli hands.
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Shattered Heritage
48m
The 1991 and 2003 attacks on Iraq destroyed museums, libraries, theatres and heritage sites.
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Brazil: World Cup Nation
48m
Brazil's revival, despite the World Cup protests, from 1990s debt and inflation to stability and relative wealth today.
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Roadtrip Iraq
48m
From north to south, Iraqis tell of the damage wrought in the overthrow of a dictator and the chaos that has followed.
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Journey Into an Invisible War
48m
The story of how Israeli settlements continue to spread into Palestinian territory despite international opposition.
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Algerian Wedding
48m
A rare glimpse at traditional life in Algeria as we go behind the scenes at three weddings in the country's west.
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Going Against the Grain
48m
Journalist Gideon Levy is arguably the most hated man in Israel for his reports on the occupied Palestinian territories.
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The Uighurs: Eternal Exile
44m
Follow the story of exiled Uighur Muslims of Central Asia, many of whom fled Chinese control of their land in 1949.
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Son of the Desert
48m
Italian marathon runner Max Calderan goes on a spectacular Ramadan journey across the desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
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Syria: So Near, So Far
45m
Five Syrian refugees in Turkey reveal their hopes, fears and why their homeland feels like a world away.
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Gypsy Melody
48m
Two Serbian Gypsies celebrate Roma culture through music.
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Gaza: Left in the Dark
47m
Constant power outages mean the people of Gaza are forced to live much of their lives off the grid.
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Khuzaa: Attack and Aftermath
46m
What happened to residents trapped in the besieged southern Gaza town of Khuzaa?
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Hunger Strike
48m
To what length do Palestinian prisoners in Israel go on hunger strike?
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Slavery in Yemen
48m
Despite government denials, this investigation uncovers evidence of slave labour in Yemen.
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Shattered Dreams
46m
Bangladeshi students travel to the UK in hope of a prestigious education only to find the reality is quite different.
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The Bedouin of Petra
47m
We follow the B'doul tribe of the ancient Jordanian city of Petra as they eke out a living in a modern-day tourist site.
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Stronger Than Words
48m
The inspirational story of the daily lives of the deaf community of Gaza.
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Between the Desert and the Fire
47m
Eritreans, fleeing their own country for decades, are now using refugee camps in Sudan as a first step into Europe.
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Ceuta: Multicultural City
44m
In an autonomous Spanish city on the north coast of Africa, people of four religions live together in peace.
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Wave Upon Wave
47m
The story of Syrians fleeing conflict, first to Libya and then to Europe on journeys fraught with danger and turmoil.
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Stories From the Intifada (1)
46m
Eyewitnesses describe the conditions that led to the 1987-1993 Palestinian uprising (first Intifada) and the tactical methods adopted in the West Bank and Gaza to combat Israeli occupation.
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Stories From the Intifada (2)
46m
How the Intifada became a new form of Palestinian resistance – and the possibility and viability of a new Intifada today.
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Episode 35
Camels in the Outback
48m
Can a Qatari former camel herder find an alternative to the mass killing of camels underway in Australia?
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Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 380
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Al Jazeera English
Themes
arab culturecurrent affairshistorymediterraneanmiddle eastnear eastnewsnorth africa