Episode 4
34 min
Returning to Cuba, a from picture postcard image
In the heart of the island of Cuba, François Mazure catches up with the Cuban family he had stayed with seventeen years earlier. Since then so many things have changed in their daily lives. Lives turned upside down by the country's economic and political difficulties...
Episode 3
29 min
Meeting the American police force volunteers
François Mazure heads to the United States to meet the local police trying by every means possible to improve their image. To make up for staff shortages, police and sheriffs call on the local population. As a result, maintaining public order is often down to local volunteers.
Episode 2
31 min
Aboard the world's most beautiful train
We head to South Africa to discover the world's most luxurious train. Like something from another age, the "Pride of Africa" crosses breathtaking scenery and offers an incomparable level of service. From kitchens to cabins and safaris: a visit not to be missed!
Episode 1
32 min
The Arizona desert, in the heart of the new Far West
Arizona, on the Mexican border. With the special forces combating the Mexican cartels, François Mazure is immersed in the very heart of the desert bordering the frontier. A region currently seeing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
Episode 5
32 min
The mysterious Karajá Indians
We head to Bananal Island, the world's largest river island, at the heart of Brazil. This is home to the Karajá, indigenous communities fighting to save their culture, identity and traditions.
Episode 4
32 min
Exploring the voodoo cult
François Mazure heads to Ouidah, Benin, the birthplace of voodoo. To better understand this belief, once severely punished, and subject to numerous misconceptions, the rule was simple: experience the rites and sacrifices first-hand.
Episode 3
33 min
Deep within the world Roma capital
On the edges of Skopje, Macedonia, Shuto Orizari is probably one of the only places where the Roma community feels truly at home. Quite simply, it is the only town where the Roma community has its own mayor, its own flag and institutions. And where they are recognised as citizens.
Episode 2
31 min
The world's biggest liner
The "Wonder of the Seas" is the world's biggest liner! Its facilities and excess will make your head spin: 362 metres in length, 20 restaurants, 15 swimming pools, 2 theatres, 1 skating rink, etc. A dream for some, an aberration for others. We go behind the scenes of the colossus...
Episode 1
30 min
Meeting paramilitary teens in Poland
Two months before Russia first invaded Ukraine, François Mazure went to Augustów in north-east Poland. Here, citizens fear a Russian invasion and teenagers are preparing for war in independent paramilitary camps.
Surprising human encounters, unexpected places, improbable situations: the adventures of the globe-trotting journalist François Mazure as he travels length and breadth of the planet. "What you'll see here, you'll see nowhere else!".
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