An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery more
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time. (Silent short, voiced in 1937 and 1996.) close
Recently, the Italians shared unique information, they discovered an ancient prison where Russian prisoners of war were held during the First World War. more
Recently, the Italians shared unique information, they discovered an ancient prison where Russian prisoners of war were held during the First World War. 100 years of this history was considered a legend. But by the centenary of the end of the First World War, Trieste, like many cities in the world, declassified its archives, and the legend came to life. What did the Russians do here? Why were they carefully concealed from the whole world? Why the prison, where the Russians were kept, walled up? close
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded more
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud. close
A film about the Tokyo Trial (1946-1948) over Japanese war criminals. What plans for the destruction of the world was hatched and implemented by Japan more
A film about the Tokyo Trial (1946-1948) over Japanese war criminals. What plans for the destruction of the world was hatched and implemented by Japan during the Second World War? Why did the US want to play a leading role in this process? Who was on the bench of the defendants and why was there not an emperor of Japan among them? How did the verdict of the Tribunal “cold war” between the USSR and the United States? Why is it that the process, which lasted almost 2.5 years, is now almost completely forgotten? close
Every year, fewer white spots remain in the history of the Russian revolutionary movement of 1917. However, the two landmark events of that year remain more
Every year, fewer white spots remain in the history of the Russian revolutionary movement of 1917. However, the two landmark events of that year remain on the periphery of historical memory. But the meaning of them increasingly requires understanding, both on the part of researchers, so and co-parties of society in the whole. It was then, in August 17, it was still possible to keep the country from disintegration and bloodshed. close