Michael Richter

Between 1930 and 1945, Eastern Europe experienced mass violence on an unprecedented scale. Hitler and Stalin exploited the vast region for their respective expansionist plans. It is estimated that around 14 million civilians were murdered—primarily Jews, Poles, Balts, Belarusians, and Ukrainians.

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Between the risk of nuclear war with India, the rise of Islamists and the military, and the precarious situation of its youth, Pakistan is suffering from growing instability. This in-depth documentary takes stock of the situation, while delving into the country's history to better understand current issues.

Most of us meat-eaters put the notion of slaughterhouses and mass meat production to the very back of our minds. This film investigates whether the world's mushrooming appetite for cheap meat is growing out of control. Filmed in China, India, Europe, and Africa, this film investigates the consequences of the world's growing appetite for cheap meat on the environment, society, and the individual.

Their names are Chantal or Zoe, Bastien or Marina. Time and again, children die in Germany and France as a result of abuse. Often, the families in which such tragedies occur are known to the youth welfare offices. But the social workers, who have a state mandate to protect the children entrusted to them and offer them prospects for the future, seem to be failing. What mistakes are the youth welfare offices in Germany and France making—are they even capable of fulfilling their duties?

While Hezbollah threatens to go to war against Israel, we look back at the establishment of the Shiite movement in power and its political weight in the Land of Cedar. An ascent which weakens the balance between Lebanon's religious and ethnic communities. Updated version of a documentary broadcast by ARTE in 2020, this rigorous investigation analyzes the explosive geopolitical situation in the Middle East, and in particular the skillful rise to power of Hezbollah, a state within a state capable of paralyzing Lebanese institutions.

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Focal point Mali. In 2012, Islamists conquered large parts of the West African country and threatened to take the capital Bamako. Eventually the French armed forces intervened and pushed the Islamists back to Libya.