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In a small town in northern Norway, Eira tries to walk in the shoes of her brilliant and rebellious older sister Vera. Lately however, something is happening to Vera.In a bid to understand, Eira starts reading her diary and enters Vera's universe of light, glitter, mythology and hopes for a more beautiful world. Her diary reveals a darkness that leaves Eira confused.

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In a small town in northern Norway, Eira starts reading the diary of her brilliant and rebellious sister.

Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?

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Among the 10 countries that drink the most in the world, nine are in the EU. But from binge to mindful drinking, a new wave of Europeans - boosted by the allure of healthier lifestyles - are raising their glasses to mindful drinking concepts such as ‘Damp January’. Its sober-ish season this ARTE Europe Weekly.

Europe goes cold Turkey

As many across Europe quit alcohol for Dry January, we find out if the glass is half full or empty.

Dry January

The German Reichsbürgerbewegung (Reich citizens movement) rejects the post-war democratic order and want to rip up the German constitution. Suspected of involvement in a 2022 coup d’état plot, the movement is growing. Who are its members? And why do they want to do away with democracy?

Inside the German Far Right Movement

What is the extreme organisation that rejects the post-war democratic order in Germany?

Citizens of the Reich

Taiwan has almost everything it takes to be an independent state, with a flag, currency, and an army. But it no longer has representation in the UN, and China claims it as one of its regions. Just a few months before the Taiwanese presidential elections in January 2024, ARTE dedicates a special issue to the island. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has raised fears that China could be tempted to emulate Russia and try to take the island back by force.

Could War Break Out in Taiwan?

With the elections in Taiwan, the island's relationship to China is at the top of voters' minds.

Mapping the World

How did Iran become the sworn enemy of Israel and the United States, despite being allies of Iran’s Shah in the 1970s? A look at shifting geopolitics and war in a troubled region.

The Long War - Iran - Israel - USA

How did Iran become the sworn enemy of Israel and the United States?  A detailed look at shifting geopolitics and war in a troubled region.

Middle East Conflict

Situated between the world's two biggest cocaine producers, Colombia and Peru, Ecuador was once a haven of peace and stability in South America. But in recent years, the levels of violence linked to the drug trade have soared.

Ecuador: A Narco State

Ecuador was once a haven of peace and stability in South America. But in recent years, levels of violence linked to the drug trade have soared.

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Triads, Chinese mafia organisations, are brutal criminal cartels and economic powerhouses. For centuries, they have managed to flourish under every regime and their influence today extends across east Asia and deep into Western societies. Their story is characterised by power, ambition and boundless brutality.

An investigation into Chinese mafia organisations, that are both brutal criminal cartels and economic powerhouses.

Triads: The Chinese Mafia on the Rise

A dive into the life and writings of an extraordinary writer of science fiction, Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), whose work has predicted like no other the technological world of the twenty-first century.

A dive into the life and writings of the great science fiction writer Philip K. Dick.

The Worlds of Philip K. Dick

Taiwan and communist China are currently engaged in a gigantic show of strength that could degenerate into a devastating conflict. The island state is characterised by an open, dynamic and democratic society that stands in stark contrast to totalitarian China. This documentary provides key insights into the relationship between Taiwan and China.

Focus on the island state, an open, dynamic and democratic society that stands in stark contrast to totalitarian China.

We are Taiwan

On 3 July 1971, Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors was found dead in Paris. 50 years later, the circumstances of the rock icon's death are still unclear. What really happened that night? This documentary traces the last few months of Morrison’s life, that he spent in Europe.

On 3 July 1971, Jim Morrison was found dead in Paris in mysterious circumstances. What really happened that night?

Jim Morrison - Last Days in Paris

Directed by Barrie Kosky, the Bavarian State Opera presents its new production of Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus (The Bat). Amid all sorts of shenanigans, copious amounts of champagne and a dose of caustic irony, this delightful show offers a moment of pure escapism.

Die Fledermaus - Directed by Barrie Kosky

A delightful production of Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus from Munich, directed by Barrie Kosky.

Bavarian State Opera

Part architectural genius, part kitsch fairytale, Neuschwanstein Castle is closely linked to the tragic fate of Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886). The "Mad King" poured his heart and soul into this unique construction which looks back nostalgically to the Middle Ages. A focus on the history of a building filled with dreams and legends which has become an icon of Germany around the world.

King Ludwig's Dream

Part architectural genius, part kitsch fairytale, the castle was the brainchild of 'mad king' Ludwig II of Bavaria. 

Neuschwanstein Castle

Polish physicist Joseph Rotblat left the prestigious team of scientists working on the Manhattan Project and devoted his life to the fight against nuclear weapons, organising the Pugwash conferences to encourage scientists to meet and reflect on the role of science in society. Portrait of a man who swam against the tide of history and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995.

A biography of Joseph Rotblat, the only scientist to leave the Manhattan Project, who devoted his life to the fight against nuclear weapons.

The Strangest Dream

Filmed from the beguiling Musée des Arts Forains in Paris, this exceptional show brings together former winners of the Festival Mondial du Cirque de demain for a special spectacle.

A spectacular circus performance

An exceptional circus show filmed in the special atmosphere of a Paris fairground museum.

Circus of Tomorrow 

Three young Germans travel to Cuba in search of one’s younger brother, who is there researching manatees. While one arrogantly looks for love, the other is rejected and the third rewarded. Set against a backdrop of pristine Cuban beaches, their journey takes on a slow-burning, romantic air.

Winner of the ArteKino European Audience Award

To find a missing brother, three young Germans travel to Cuba, where they face tourist exploitation and inequality.

Vamos a la Playa

A Christmas classic revisited in dance form at the Finnish National Opera: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It's the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a grumpy, miserly old man who, on Christmas Eve, is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. A magical tale popular with all ages, adapted into a ballet by an all-British artistic team including composer Sally Beamish and choreographer David Bintley.

A Christmas Carol: A Ballet based on Charles Dicken's Novella

Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story adapted into an enchanting ballet for all the family.

A Christmas Carol

When champagne corks pop, there is something to celebrate: a wedding, a new job, or New Year's Eve. But during the champagne harvest, the mood is often less festive. Tens of thousands of migrant workers flock to France every year. While the major champagne brands enjoy record sales, some of their workers toil like modern-day slaves on piecework.

While the major champagne brands enjoy record sales, some of their workers toil like modern-day slaves on piecework.

Re: The Land of Champagne

Berliner Abed Hassan, 27, went to Gaza in early October to visit his family. When the massacre on 7th October happened, he was trapped. He began documenting his time in Gaza, the surrounding destruction, the loss of loved ones, and his struggle for survival on social media.

Surviving Gaza: A Berliner's Story

Berliner Abed Hassan went to Gaza to visit family. When the massacre on 7th October happened, he was trapped.

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Félix is the manager of a luxurious Parisian hotel and during the first lockdown in March 2020, decides to start a clandestine business. He employs young escorts to cater to a handful of privileged clients who seek refuge in his palace of lust, on a mission to forget the deadly pandemic that is taking hold of the outside world. In a twisted story of complicity, a community of rebels is formed.

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A clandestine community finds lustful refuge in a luxurious Parisian hotel while the outside world grapples with a deadly pandemic.

The Rebellious

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What are the historical and geopolitical causes of the Israel-Palestine conflict?

War in the Middle East

With a whopping 160 million passengers aboard its planes in 2022, Irish airline Ryanair dominates European skies. Thanks to its cheap tickets, the company has imposed a low-cost business model on all its competitors. And its boss Michael O’Leary is determined to cut back on any cost he deems unworthy. Alexis Gonzales and Arthur Gillet investigate behind the scenes.

This programme by Belgian channel RTBF is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR, RTBF and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Despite its questionable methods, Irish airline Ryanair is dominating European skies.

Ryanair, pirate of the skies

Beirut is just 80 kilometres from the border with Israel. Palestinians in the camps in Lebanon are watching the bitter war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza with concern but they are divided between Hamas and Fatah supporters.

Palestinians in the camps in Lebanon are watching the bitter war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza with concern but they are divided between Hamas and Fatah supporters.

Lebanon: Hamas and Fatah United?

On the altiplano, the high plateaux of Bolivia, the country's second largest lake, has recently disappeared, what remains is a salt desert where Lake Poopó once was. This has already had major consequences for the locol people and the biodiversity of the area.

Bolivia's second largest lake, has recently dried up, leaving behind a salt desert where Lake Poopó once was.

Bolivia: A Lake Becomes a Desert

Record numbers of migrants are making the dangerous journey from Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands in order to reach Europe. Many come from the Senegal where the local fishing industry is being decimated by international trawlers from China and Europe.

Many Senegalese fishermen are making the dangerous journey to Europe via the Canary Islands due to their difficult situation in Senegal. 

Exodus from Senegal

The resounding victory of populist candidate Javier Milei as President of Argentina on 19 November, with almost 56% of the vote, is a worry for many in Argentina and abroad. After Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, another country is tilting towards extremism. Public sector employees, including railway workers are especially concerned as large-scale privatisation is planned.

Argentina: A Journey into Discord

Railway workers are worried as large-scale privatisation is planned by new president Javier Milei.

Mozzarella di bufala is a premium product appreciated beyond Italy's borders. But producers of buffalo milk in Campania, that is used to make the famous white cheese, are facing hard times. This in turn is causing knock on effects on the buffalos' health.

Mozzarella di bufala is a premium product appreciated beyond Italy's borders. But producers of buffalo milk in Campania, that is used to make the famous white cheese, are facing hard times.

Re: The Dark Side of Italian Mozzarella

Indonesia is the second largest producer of plastic waste in the sea with the situation set to get worse. Environmental protection organisations collect and analyse plastic waste found on beaches, in mangrove forests and in rivers in order to shame the worst polluting companies.

Danone: Plastic Pollution in Bali

Indonesia is the second largest producer of plastic waste in the sea with the situation set to get worse. 

Data Sources

Between Colombia and Panama lies the Darién, a swampy and densely forested region around 160 km long and 50 km wide. A major migration route, more than a quarter of a million people have passed through the dangerous jungle this year although many perish on the way.

Colombia - Panama: The Darien Gap

From the 1960s until the fall of the Berlin War, the GDR sent its most eminent scientists to Mongolia to search for the country's rich mineral resources. With archive footage and first-hand accounts from the scientists themselves, this documentary tells the story of this singular East-German adventure.

An East German Adventure

From the 1960s until the fall of the Berlin War, the GDR sent its most eminent scientists to Mongolia to search for the country's rich mineral resources. 

Gold Hunters in Mongolia

Since the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions, Russia has shifted its supply of gas eastwards, from Europe to China. The gas pipeline going to China runs for thousands of kilometres through remote regions of Siberia. A team of Russian journalists followed this route to find out what life is like for ordinary Russians, far from the conflict.

Russian Gas for China

The gas pipeline going to China runs for thousands of kilometres through remote regions of Siberia. A team of Russian journalists followed this route to find out what life is like for ordinary Russians.

Incisive investigative documentaries and reportage

In Depth

From wars to technological advances, to the big issues of contemporary society, we take a look back at an eventful year. 

A Look Back at 2023

Dry January means last orders for hangovers

As many across Europe quit alcohol for Dry January. We find out if the glass is half full or empty.

ARTE Europe Weekly

The beginning of 2024 brought with it new rights for gay couples in Estonia after it became the 15th EU country to legalise same-sex marriage. But although rights for LGBTQI+ people in Europe may look good on paper, it’s a different story on the ground. Discrimination is still rife and even some EU governments are pushing an anti-LGBTQI message. 

LGBTQ+ rights in Europe

It’s one step forward and one step back for LGBTQ+ rights across Europe.

Across Europe, right-wing populists are gaining support. But in Poland, the tide seems to be turning: After eight years under the right-wing PiS, Donald Tusk is now at the head of the government. The pro-European politician is trying to restore the rule of law in the country. But he and his government face major challenges.

The liberal-conservative Donald Tusk is Poland's new prime minister. The country is expecting a major political turnaround.

A political turnaround in Warsaw

JRR Tolkien’s literary works have fascinated the Italian far-right. His intricate and imaginary world where elves, hobbits and orcs live together without ever mixing coincides with the values they defend. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made several references to Tolkien during her campaign and most recently, opened a new exhibition about the author at Rome’s National Gallery.

Italy’s far-right government has a growing interesting in shaping the country’s cultural institutions.

The far-right and Italy’s cultural scene

In Europe, one in two people are cutting down on eating meat. Are you one of them? You’d have good reason to do it: vegetarian diets are cheaper, better for the environment, better for our health and they eliminate animal suffering. ARTE looks into why it’s so hard to give up meat entirely and what alternatives there are. 

Europe is going veggie

Flexitarian, vegetarian and vegan diets are on the rise across Europe. But are Europeans really swapping steak for tofu?

It’s a paradise for hikers and divers. The smallest of the Canary Islands, El Hierro, has the well-deserved reputation of being one of the most sustainable islands in the world. About 60% of the land is protected and it’s the only island in the world to have operated autonomously for 28 days in a row thanks to wind and water power. From the government to the locals, everyone is committed to maintaining El Hierro’s sustainable charm.

a model for sustainability

The smallest of the Canary Islands, El Hierro, is one of the most sustainable islands in the world.

El Hierro -  A model for sustainability

The war in Ukraine is slowly approaching its third year and Kyiv is looking to wean off Western arms aid. To do so, the Ukrainian government is boosting its local arms production, with logistics and equipment support from some 20 odd countries. But not without a quid pro quo.

Kyiv is seeking to expand its local arms production with the help of Western partners.

Ukraine’s burgeoning weapons industry

For a long time, prices of goods in Verona were well above the national Italian average. Against a backdrop of inflation, the city has started displaying the fluctuation of food prices from month to month. It’s a way to combat ‘greedflation’, where industries ride on the wave of high prices to increase their profit margins. Since then, prices in Verona have fallen.

In Verona, northern Italy, the city has decided to display the fluctuation of prices to combat ‘greedflation’.

How Italy is combatting 'greedflation'

In Latvia, all eyes are on its border with Belarus. Since Lukashenko was elected and the EU imposed new sanctions on his authoritarian regime, Belarus has been accused of ‘weaponising’ migrants in response.

Latvia has strengthened its measures to stop migrants crossing from neighbouring Belarus.

'Weaponisation' of migrants at Latvia-Belarus border

Since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out on October 7, Europe has seen a resurgence of anti-Semitism. Fuelled by discriminatory clichés, its return is largely due to its traces, still present across the continent. But what is the EU doing to combat the return of anti-Semitism? We take a closer look.

Since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out, Europe has seen a resurgence of anti-Semitism.

Europe facing a resurgence of anti-Semitism

Faced with discrimination, workers aged 50 and over in the UK are finding it harder to get a full-time job. Meanwhile, companies are increasing their number of zero-hour or part-time contracts, making workers more job insecure and delaying the retirement age.

In the UK, a record number of people aged 50 and over are working part-time.

Senior workers in the UK face job insecurity

Using student visas, many migrants transit through Istanbul to land in Northern Cyprus, which is controlled by Turkey. They then cross on foot or by car to the southern part of the divided island, which is a member of the European Union. More than 18,500 people made this journey last year. Cypriot authorities are calling out Turkey's manipulation of the situation.

Many migrants arrive in the Turkish-controlled northern part of Cyprus on student visas, with the EU as their final destination.

Migration: Turkey puts pressure on Cyprus

Since the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out, Romanian fishermen have had to contend with the danger of drifting sea mines. Although the Romanian navy regularly demines the waters, the currents of the Black Sea have carried the mines as far as Bulgaria and even Turkey, endangering civilian vessels.

Fishermen in the Black Sea are worried about drifting sea mines from the war in Ukraine.

Romanian fishermen battle with sea mines

Public desecrations of the Koran by far-right groups and an Iraqi refugee in Sweden have soured its relations with many Muslim countries. But Sweden suspects these acts have been carried out as part of a larger misinformation campaign, orchestrated by Russia.

Sweden is accusing Russia of orchestrating a mass misinformation campaign to turn the Muslim world against it. 

Sweden: Who benefits from Koran burnings?

This summer, the European Parliament introduced an unprecedented law to ensure that member states provide adequate support for rape victims and punish perpetrators. But it has run into legal and ideological roadblocks from some countries, including France and Germany, which refuse to define rape as the absence of consent.

European institutions are at odds over the definition of rape and consent.

Only yes means yes - A European law on rape

Nickel, gold, iron, zinc, uranium... Beneath the pastures of Southern Greenland lies a host of natural resources. With global warming making them more easily accessible will Greenland choose to mine them? Or alternatively take advantage of a milder climate to develop the agricultural sector?

A crucial dilemma for Greenlanders: Mine their rich natural resources or concentrate on agriculture?

Greenland: Agriculture or Mining?

In France, the ready-to-wear sector is going through an intense crisis. In the first quarter of 2023, around 50 companies were in receivership or liquidation. A figure that has risen by 33% in one year. Why the turmoil? And why are Spanish brands like Zara and Mango still so successful?

While the number of clothing store closures are increasing in France, Spanish brands are doing well.

French Fashion Industry in Turmoil

Finland’s right-wing government has plans to roll out sweeping austerity measures, which has sparked protests and strikes across the country. The measures include cutting workers' rights and social welfare benefits, but also clamp down on immigration at a time when Finland is in need of skilled workers.

Union leaders in Finland say the right-wing government is rolling out “reverse Robin Hood” austerity measures.

Finland faces strikes and protests over labour reforms

The war in Ukraine is taking place 5,000 kilometres from the Indian subcontinent, yet its impact is clear in the city of Surat. The centre of India’s diamond industry is suffering from western sanctions on Russian diamonds.

The war in Ukraine is happening 5,000 kilometres from the subcontinent, yet its impact is clear on India's diamond industry.

India: Diamonds in War

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Israeli society has never been so divided, especially in the period leading up to the Hamas attack. For several months, millions of people protested against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, while his supporters vehemently defended him. The film explores why Israeli society is so torn and delves into the significance of the four major sides, each with a very different vision of what 'their' land should look like.

Why Israel is so divided

The Israeli society has never been so divided, especially in the period leading up to the Hamas attack.

Israel: A Fragmented Nation

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Ana gives birth at her local hospital to a beautiful baby. But when a bureaucratic problem arises, her file is not on the system, Ana gets entangled in a Kafkaesque web that threatens her whole life. Erased deals with the true story of stateless people in the former Yugoslavia.

A Film by Miha Mazzini & Dusan Joksimovic

When a bureaucratic problem arises,  a young woman gets entangled in a Kafkaesque web that threatens her whole life. 

Erased 

Arthur Rimbaud, who has long given up writing poetry, is now a merchant in the Horn of Africa and plans on finally returning to France. All he needs to do is pull off his biggest deal yet, which involves selling rifles to King Menelif. But nothing goes according to plan. 

The adventures in Africa of legendary French poet Arthur Rimbaud.