Situated in the extreme north-west of Afghanistan, the Wakhan corridor is bordered by the Hindou Kouch mountains and peaks at almost 5000 metres high. The only road that cuts through the corridor is almost inaccessible, crossing the mountainside, often buried by metres of snow. Director : Nicolas Cotto.
Behind the scenes of the 2013 Phillippe Parenno "Anywhere, Anywhere Out of the World" exhibition at Palais de Tokyo. Series : La Grande Expo- Behind the Artist.
The forests of Gabon are some of the densest and most mysterious in the world. But there are a few adventurous souls who risk it all in this green hell every day. They are the drivers of enormous logging trucks that can carry up to 40 tons of wood at a time. 00:00 Heart-stopping, adrenaline filled stories and dangerous journeys.
Lake Tannganyika in Tanzania, East Africa, is the biggest in the world, and is remarkably beautiful. The Tanzanians have two options to cross it: 20 hours on a pickup truck on a road riddled with potholes or 3 days of sailing on the oldest cargo ship in the world, the LIEMBA.
Suriname, deep in the Amazon, is a vast jungle nation where rivers replace roads. Canoes navigate treacherous waters, connecting remote villages through dense rainforest.
In Cameroon, only 2% of the roads have been asphalted. All of the country's inhabitants rely on the Clandos' taxi services, they have no other choice. The country has no railway and taking airplanes is both too expensive and too dangerous. 00:00 Cameroon's bravest drivers are known as "Clandos".
00:00 Haiti is the poorest country in the Caribbean. To travel across the country, people and their goods must use only dirt tracks. 02:55 Haiti, once known as the pearl of the Antilles. 14:41 Employment for all ages. 18:40 An island of many religions and many dangers. 27:48 Salt workers, women with a frantic pace of work.
00:00 Every year in Senegal, during the rainy season, floodwaters cover entire regions, including towns, causing a veritable exodus to Casamance. We follow the struggle of seasoned exiles along roads that have now become sludge tracks as a result of the rain. 04:11: Gambia has paying borders.
In Katanga more than 2000 people, three times the train's capacity, are squeezing in the carriages of the Swallow. Conditions are precarious on the train, which crosses the whole country in more than a week, stopping in several villages. But the journey isn't easy. The rails are poorly maintained, accidents frequent and the journey is risky.
In Kazakhstan, the inhabitants have adapted to withstand all of nature's challenges. This film takes us into the centre of a snowstorm where thousands of travellers find themselves caught in an enormous traffic jam. We meet farmers who rely on hostile land.
It's a no-man's land of 2200km in height in the middle of the jungle, dominated by the Andes Mountains. The ever-uncontrollable border between Columbia and Venezuela. It's a paradise for cartels, except here, it's not the traffic of cocaine, but of petrol.
Ethiopia is among the hardest-hit countries in terms of deadly traffic accidents. Trains and trucks circulate along infrastructure from another age.
From the borders of the Andes Mountains to the jungle in south Buenos Aires, “It’s make… or break” in this new Dicing with Death, where we train on the roads of extreme Argentina.
How did van Gogh, son of Dutch middle class parents, become Vincent the painter? Is the common perception of him as the ultimate tormented artist the whole story? Explore the roots of his life, and the progress of his incredible talent despite many failures both personal and professional. Series : Behind the Artist -La Grande Expo.
Weird side of YouTube not to be forgotten. Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
These guys break bricks, ice blocks, wooden blocks and even burning boards with their bare hands and heads! Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
A unique Euro-circus with a hat juggler and hand balancing acts! Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
The harsh and volatile volcanic environment is home to a few strange species that thrive in the heat and ash. Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
The secrets behind the artist, Roy Lichtenstein, who became an icon of pop art. Series : Behind the Artist -La Grande Expo.
The first primitive organisms were born in the underwater volcanic hotspots Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
Sardines are the target of countless predators. See how these fish collaborate to hunt their favorite meal of sardines in the crystal clear waters off the coast of Brazil. Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
Strong man team snap baseball bats, break four inches of ice with their heads, roll up a frying pan in one hand, and break out of handcuffs! Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
Watch this Orca free itself from swimming too close to shore Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
Giant insects thrived in the swamps of the carboniferous period. Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
On a volcanic island this birdwing butterfly must survive all odds in this ash covered environment. Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
This minke whale becomes an opportunistic meal for this pod of orcas Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
Underwater cameraman captures orcas hunting a huddle of penguins on the move Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
The world championship for watermelon seed spitting, competitions for distance and accuracy! Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
An amusing impressionist who uses only his false teeth! Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
It is a 2,200 km long lawless zone in the middle of the jungle, dominated by the Andes Cordillera. A border that has always been uncontrollable between Colombia and Venezuela. A cartel paradise, except that here we don't traffic in cocaine, but in gasoline. Venezuela is the land of black gold, a quarter of the world’s oil reserves.
She’s a hunter, killer, sister, but above all a selfless mother. Soon after you meet Manyari, queen of her pride, she does something both unusual and bold. She leaves the sanctuary of her family with her young cubs and takes them on a dangerous odyssey.
The only man in the world that hand feeds and rides on the back of deadly hammerhead and bull sharks! Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
We don’t need a galaxy far, far away or make believe aliens from a distant universe. In our solar system, we are currently living the golden age of asteroid exploration. The Japanese probe Hayabusa 2 is currently on its way back to earth after collecting some samples of Ryugu, an asteroid orbiting a 150 million km away from Earth.
The world's fastest talker speaks 630 words per minute! Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
Assorted unusual acts include plate spinning, a piano act, a trick roper and the bubble man! Follow us on social media : Facebook :.
00:00 In northern Benin, each year from October to January, DRAMANE and ZACHARI, drivers of rattling trucks survive only to the rhythm of the cotton harvest. 03:06 Like them, hundreds of drivers are trying to profit from this white gold which represents nearly 40% of BENIN's exports to rich countries.