It was one of the greatest natural disasters of all time. On the morning of Boxing Day 2004, a massive tsunami hit the coast of the Indian Ocean. More than 230,000 people died, including many holidaymakers from Germany and France. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary, survivors tell their stories. How has the disaster affected their lives to this day?

13 August 1961: the GDR closes the sector borders in Berlin. The city is divided overnight. Escape t...

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by...

By combining actual footage with reenactments, this film offers both a documentary and fictional acc...

Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked ...

A mother searches for her missing son after a devastating calamity, only to realize that she has die...

A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel wh...

The former French colonies in Central and West Africa have been independent since 1960, but most of ...

Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.

On March 11, 2011, Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City was engulfed by a tsunami, and 74 chil...

Forensic experts scan Pompeii’s victims to investigate why they didn’t escape the eruption.

The current trend to render prostitution a profession "as any other" is belied by women who were the...

Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumbli...

July 2006. Another war breaks out in Lebanon. The directors decide to follow a movie star, Catherine...

For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He a...

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits ...

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombin...

Documentary about the eccentric figure of Mario Bazterrica Oliver. Following his recent death, vario...