Moutai – China’s communist spirit | DW Documentary
Moutai is a sharp-tasting liquor from the town of the same name in southern China. It’s also the world’s most…
War on trial: The criminal tribunal for Yugoslavia and international justice (1/2) | DW Documentary
Many victims of current conflicts hope that war criminals will be prosecuted. But is that realistic? The International Criminal Tribunal…
Lithium – new gold rush in the Andes | DW Documentary
High in the Andes mountains, mining companies are gearing up for the massive extraction of lithium — the raw material…
Who’s behind Islamist terrorism? | DW Documentary
Who’s financing, planning and commissioning terror attacks in Europe? This investigative documentary follows a trail that leads to Pakistan’s intelligence…
Afghanistan: Helping drug addicts | DW Documentary
After a long period abroad, Laila Haidari came home to Afghanistan to find her brother addicted to drugs. He was…
Naples, new blood and the Mafia | DW Documentary
Father Luigi Merola led a parish on the outskirts of Naples until the local mafia threatened his life. He then retired from active ministry, but for years he’s been a street priest, running a youth center. Father Luigi Merola opposes …
Living with learning disabilities – training as teachers | DW Documentary
A German university is training people who have mental disabilities or learning difficulties to become teachers. Those who complete the…
Rethinking capitalism | DW Documentary
More and more entrepreneurs are thinking beyond their own personal wealth. In what is known as the “Purpose Movement,” company…
Contest of the cathedrals – the Romanesque period | DW Documentary
Why did Christians start building cathedrals reaching to the sky 1000 years ago? Was it to demonstrate earthly power, or…
Transylvania’s Gábor – between tradition and modernity | DW Documentary
For 500 years, Transylvania’s Gábor people have held onto their values and rituals. This film explores the insular world of…
Colombia: An airlift against COVID-19 | DW Documentary
Plastic surgeon Camilo Prieto has a comfortable life in Bogotá. But since the global pandemic struck, he’s been on a…
The consequences of injustice | DW Documentary
Structural injustice creates division and threatens peace. But how do we know whether our social order is just? Challenging such…
Paris: Helping out in the coronavirus pandemic – “Lulu dans ma rue” | DW Documentary
Since 2015, the initiative “Lulu dans ma rue” has brought some village feel to Paris. True to the adage ’Metro, work, sleep’, many Parisians don’t know their neighbors.…
Istanbul’s only woman façade cleaner | DW Documentary
35-year-old Nazli Yilmaz works as a façade-cleaner on high-rise office buildings in Turkey’s metropolis Istanbul. She’s broken through a glass ceiling…