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Documentary series featuring startling, groundbreaking stories from around the world.
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27 Episodes
- Escape from North Korea: Hanawon Resettlement Center (Extended)
E5Escape from North Korea: Hanawon Resettlement Center (Extended)Before a defector can officially become a member of South Korean society, he or she must complete a program at the Hanawon Resettlement Center. Thomas sits down with the Director of Education to get a glimpse into the crash course that transforms defector into denizen. - European Meltdown: The New Face of French Nationalism (Extended)
E7European Meltdown: The New Face of French Nationalism (Extended)Amidst the economic strain in France, the far right Front National has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Shane meets the new face of French nationalism and the successors of the Le Pen lineage, Marine Le Pen and Marion Marechal-Le Pen. - Mormon Lost Boys: Lorin's Story (Extended)
E8Mormon Lost Boys: Lorin's Story (Extended)Lorin Holm, who has been excommunicated from the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints since 2011, invited us to his home to give us a first-hand look of the house he once shared with his three wives and 25 children. - China's Ghost Towns: Strolling the Thames (Extended)
E9China's Ghost Towns: Strolling the Thames (Extended)Vice correspondent, Ryan Duffy takes a stroll with some tour guides through Thames Town in Songjiang, China and learns about the English 'Copy Cat City', its value, uses and the 'One City, Nine Towns' plan China has established for the outskirts of Shanghai. - Egypt on the Brink: Women Under Assault (Extended)
E10Egypt on the Brink: Women Under Assault (Extended)Vice Founder Suroosh Alvi meets with some local activists around Tahrir Square to learn about the horrible conditions Egyptian women have been put in while their country has been turned upside down. - The World is Sinking: Preventative Measures: (Extended)
E13The World is Sinking: Preventative Measures: (Extended)Vice Founder, Shane Smith, explores global warming by talking to leading experts about what can be done to save the impending disasters that are caused by rising water levels around the world. - Basketball Diplomacy: Lunch with the North Korean Team (Extended)
E17Basketball Diplomacy: Lunch with the North Korean Team (Extended)After making basketball history playing alongside the North Korean National Team, Vice Correspondent, Ryan Duffy and the Harlem Globetrotters sit down for a meal with the North Korean players, sharing highlights from the game and reactions to the surprise appearance of the Grand Marshall, Kim Jong Un. - VICE Special Report: Killing Cancer
E19VICE Special Report: Killing CancerAn hour-long in-depth documentary that focuses on therapies that go far, far beyond chemo. We'll be taking a look at how doctors use HIV, measles, and genetically-engineered cold viruses to strengthen patients' immune systems and wipe out cancer cells without damaging their bodies the way chemo normally does. - VICE Special Report: Fixing The System
E20VICE Special Report: Fixing The SystemThe special offers a panoramic perspective on crime and punishment, and will follow all the key characters in America’s sprawling justice system, including prisoners and their families, members of the judiciary, and community reformers. - VICE Special Report: Fighting ISIS
E22VICE Special Report: Fighting ISISVICE presents this authoritative look at how the Islamic State was made, and what its future holds as the world's Superpowers struggle to find a common strategy in the global war on terror. Journalist Ben Anderson embeds with Iraqi fighters battling ISIS, visits Russian military forces in Syria and meets captured ISIS fighters in Kurdistan. - VICE Special Report: A World in Disarray
E30VICE Special Report: A World in DisarrayIn the decades following World War II, the United States led the way in shaping the world order. Since the end of the Cold War, old alliances have fractured and new rivalries have arisen, resulting in a world increasingly in disarray, where weak states threaten global stability just as much as strong ones do. VICE founder Suroosh Alvi and other VICE correspondents (Producers) examine the foreign policies that have shaped the modern world and meet people living through today's major conflicts in this exclusive HBO presentation that features interviews with Condoleezza Rice, Tony Blair, Samantha Power, Ash Carter and others. - VICE Special Report: Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
E31VICE Special Report: Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial CrisisVICE looks at factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis and the efforts made by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy Geithner, and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to save the United States from an economic collapse. The feature-length documentary explores the challenges these men faced, as well as the consequences of their decisions. - VICE Special Report: The Future of Work
E33VICE Special Report: The Future of WorkThe next Industrial Revolution is upon us. VICE talks to industry leaders and laborers to learn how radical developments in automation and artificial intelligence are set to change the world of work. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, this special explores technology's threat to the American worker and the ways we are responding. - VICE Special Report: Return of the TalibanE36
VICE Special Report: Return of the Taliban Reveals exclusive footage and interviews from war-torn Afghanistan and its surrounding areas from before and after the 2021 takeover, with a deeper look at the militant group that seized control in 11 days following the US military's withdrawal.
