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36'
The Ever Closer War
Ukraine - 2022
Four months after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, Belgian journalist Rudi Vranckx travels through the country to investigate the horrors of war inflicted on ordinary people.
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26'
Qatar: Killer Heat
Qatar - 2022
Qatar is rapidly heating to extreme temperatures. From deaths and chronic diseases among migrants workers, to disastrous sports events, the rising temperature in the Gulf is both disruptive and deadly.
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25'
Bosnia: Testing the Peace
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2022
The scars of Bosnia’s devastating civil war have never fully healed but, for years, this divided country has kept a fragile peace. Now, with Ukraine on fire and Europe on high alert for Russian meddling elsewhere across the continent, the mood is increasingly uneasy.
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25'
Colombia's Land Wars
Colombia - 2022
In Colombia, a tenacious grandmother leads an unarmed Indigenous civilian force, as they fight to defend their land from armed groups fighting for control of drug production and trafficking routes.
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12'
Russian Energy: Hide and Seek
Russian Federation - 2022
Between 60 to 75% of Russian coal exports are traded in Switzerland. Despite Switzerland backing sanctions against Russia, shell companies and other schemes have allowed Swiss trade to continue with Russia.
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31'
Becoming Putin
Russian Federation - 2022
From little-known spy chief to Russian President, Putin's rise to power has been marked by corruption, violence and now invasion. What led Putin to his current position as a leader disrupting the world order?
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25'
Ukraine: A City Under Siege
Ukraine - 2022
Since the early days of the war, Kharkiv has been a target of Russian bombardment. Many residents have fled the shattered city; those that have remained have been fighting to retain a sense of normality.
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16'
Lampedusa: A Grave at Sea
Italy - 2022
Since 2014, nearly 24,000 migrants have died on their way to Sicily. But what happens to the bodies of those who have lost their lives at sea while undertaking the perilous journey?
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15'
Guatemala: Paradise Lost
Guatemala - 2022
The Russian-Swiss mining company Solway has invaded the lands of the Q'eqchi, a local Maya community, which is trying to protest against the pollution linked to mining that endangers their natural resources. Faced with the corruption of the armed factions that rule the area, the journalists' collective Forbidden Stories continued the investigative work of a Q'eqchi journalist who has been threatened on numerous occasions.
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28'
Sri Lanka's Broken Dreams
Sri Lanka - 2022
Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the election in 2019, campaigning on promises of a green, organic future. But today, Sri Lanka faces its worst financial crisis since independence.