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BBC Our World – Iran and the Mystery Murders (2020)

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BBC Our World – Iran and the Mystery Murders (2020)
English | Size: 286 MB
Category: Documentary

Five years ago, an electrician called Ali Motamed was shot and killed in Almere, just outside Amsterdam. It looked like a professional hit job – but why would anyone want to assassinate a seemingly innocent electrician? In the hours which followed, his wife told police he wasn’t really Ali Motamed at all – his real name was Mohammad Reza Kolahi Samadi, and he was a wanted man in Tehran. So could the Iranian regime have ordered his killing? And could it also be behind the strikingly similar murder of another Iranian in The Hague in 2017? Jiyar Gol follows a trail of destruction across Europe: from the killings in the Netherlands, to a bomb plot in Paris in 2018, to an attempted assassination in Denmark. It’s a story of spies, lies and geopolitics, with a string of extraordinary twists. Could Iran have orchestrated assassinations and an attempted bombing on European soil? [Read more…]

First To The Moon Redo

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First To The Moon Redo
English | Size: 3.7GB
Category: Tutorial

Nearly 50 years ago three astronauts launched from the Earth and headed towards the Moon for the first time. Astronauts Frank Borman, Bill Anders, and James Lovell were the first people to ever leave the Earth, and we have their story. In December of 1968, amongst social strife, campus unrest, and a difficult war in Vietnam, these brave men ventured into unknown territory. They were the true pathfinders of the Apollo program. The story of Apollo 8. [Read more…]

NHK – The Lost Textile of Ryukyu (2020)

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NHK – The Lost Textile of Ryukyu (2020)
English | Size: 925 MB
Category: Tutorial

The Ryukyu Kingdom (15C-19C) flourished in present-day Okinawa through international trade and developed a unique culture known for its beautifully dyed and woven textiles. While craftspeople have made painstaking efforts to revive some of these traditions after their loss in the Battle of Okinawa (1945), one textile called "ton-byan" remains to be a mystery for many. Leading textile designer Sudo Reiko is among those who have been attracted to "ton-byan" for many years. As she travels Okinawa in search of traces of this craft, she uncovers the history and wishes for peace at the core of Ryukyu textiles. [Read more…]

HBO – Saudi Women’s Driving School (2019)

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HBO – Saudi Women’s Driving School (2019)
English | Size: 1.02 GB
Category: Tutorial

Centered around The Saudi Women’s Driving School – said to be the world’s largest driving school, which caters exclusively to women – in the capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Women’s Driving School draws on unprecedented access to a number of Saudi women as they embrace a new way of life and the freedom that comes from being behind the wheel. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – The World’s Most Luxurious Prison (2020)

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Channel 5 – The World’s Most Luxurious Prison (2020)
English | Size: 621MB
Category: Documentary

Ann Widdecombe takes a look inside Norway’s Halden Prison, where inmates share plush flats, dine on sushi and even record rap records. While its humane approach has been revered by some, Halden Prison has been accused by others of being too luxurious. Ann spends three days meeting staff, talking to inmates and assessing whether the level of luxury is justified. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – On Board Britain’s Nuclear Submarine Trident (2020)

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Channel 5 – On Board Britain’s Nuclear Submarine: Trident (2020)
English | Size: 800 MB
Category: Documentary

Cameras are granted access to one of the UK’s nuclear missile submarines at sea, as Rob Bell spends five days and nights living on board the HMS Vengeance. With unprecedented access, he explores the sonar room, torpedo bay, and nuclear missile tubes loaded with deadly warheads, and later finds himself in real danger along with the rest of the crew when a fault in the engine room turns into a potentially serious incident. [Read more…]

NHK Kabuki Kool – The Fight of the Megumi Firemen and Sumo Wrestlers (2020)

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NHK Kabuki Kool – The Fight of the Megumi Firemen and Sumo Wrestlers (2020)
English | Size: 598 MB
Category: Documentary

A historic fight between sumo wrestlers and the Megumi firefighting gang is dramatized in this play, which ends in a free-for-all on stage. Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke is our guide. The firemen on the left, headed by their leader Tatsugoro confront the sumo wrestlers on the right, headed by their leader, champion wrestler Yotsuguruma. [Read more…]