Under the Sun
Season 10
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Rush
America's most powerful leaders are drawn from a network of secretive societies known as the "Greek system". A look at their selection procedures. 1/8.
Kung Fu Business
The Buddhist monks of the Shaolin monastery have practiced kung fu for 1,500 years. For a look at the state of their martial art in contemporary China, we follow the progress of two paying students at the kung fu school run by Buddhist monk De Yang to witness the clash between the austerity of a Chinese monastery and modern market forces.
Schoolgirl Killer
Aberash, then aged 14, was kidnapped on her way to school in a remote part of southern Ethiopia. Her abductor raped her - a common way for men in the region to claim their wives - but Aberash stole a gun, escaped, and shot her would-be husband dead in the ensuing chase. She was subsequently arrested and placed on trial. A newly formed group of women lawyers attempts to challenge the male-dominated culture in Ethiopia.
Montreal Moving Day Madness
Every 1 July, around 200,000 inhabitants of Montreal, Canada, simultaneously move home for reasons even they find obscure. To explain the phenomenon, this film follows removal man Ericson Martin in his attempt to move 12 households in 24 hours.
Home Running
For many young Dominicans professional baseball offers a chance to break away from poverty. Teenage brothers Isaias and Agustin Perex, and Melvin Frias, whose mother works in a tobacco field, are hoping their time at the LA Dodgers academy will mean a chance to make a better life for themselves and their families.
Last King of the Gondoliers
Venice's gondoliers have a reputation for approaching both their job and their female conquests with legendary passion. As the number of gondoliers punting through the city dwindles, Armando Nardin reflects on the glorious past and his turbulent life.
Becoming the King
Newly crowned King Letsie III of Lesotho is under pressure to get married and produce an heir to the throne, but like many men in their thirties he is loath to make a commitment. In his turbulent first year as king, he tries to find a woman he both likes and who will make a good queen, and also faces political crisis and the prospect of invasion.
The Caveman's Return
Calling themselves the Rock People of Palawan, the Taw Batu tribe escape the annual monsoon on their Philippine island by migrating to an extraordinary world of labyrinths and chasms in the mountains. Tulibak, the argumentative and fiercely traditional son of the former headman of the tribe, left two years ago with his family and headed for the lowlands. On his return, Tulibak is perturbed at the changes that have occurred in his absence.
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