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The province of Ha Giang is a mountainous region in Vietnam that is still largely unknown and less developed for tourism. Its remote areas are connected by a 400-kilometer mountain road called the Ha Giang Loop, also known as the Happiness Road.
Ha Giang is home to a large number of ethnic minorities who have preserved their traditional culture and way of life, maintaining their centuries-old customs and traditions. Anyone traveling here will discover fascinating, untouched nature full of beauty and will encounter pure and authentic cultural diversity that is not found anywhere else.

A young teacher leaves his family to teach ethnic minority children in the remote, magical mountains of northern Vietnam, where they live traditionally and often in poverty. He is faced with the task of convincing the children and their parents of the benefits of going to school and combining the modern world of knowledge with the rich ethnic culture.
About 10 years ago, the Vietnamese government launched a volunteer program to allow children in remote mountainous areas to attend school.

The cultural legacy of the Medici family is immense. As patrons of art and culture, they attracted the greatest thinkers and artists in Florence, who in turn, increased the fame of the influential family. The Medici, a clan of ruthless bankers and politicians, used their power to create beauty that still moves us today.
The film tells the story of the intertwining of art, politics, and economic power. These themes are reflected in the places the Medici deliberately chose to reinforce their status. They did this for a variety of reasons: to win the favor of the Church, to impress the people, and to outdo their political rivals. Through selected examples of architecture, art, and landscape design, the film explores how the powerful family managed to shape their city and rural dominions for over 300 years, right up to the present day.

Akshay and Kevin are Siddi and have a big dream. They want to become sprinters. That would be their chance to finally make it in Indian society.
The 50,000 descendants of African slaves have lived in poverty as a marginalized minority for 500 years. But scouts have discovered their talent for sprinting. Will the cousins succeed in sprinting from obscurity into the national spotlight?
In light of the global success of black sprinters, BRIDGES OF SPORTS scouts are specifically looking for young talent among the Siddi, an Indian minority group descended from African slaves. The Siddi are expected to win medals for India in athletics’ premier discipline.

Ulrich Matthes, born in Berlin in 1959, is one of Germany’s best film and stage actors and is known far beyond Germany’s borders.

The actor celebrates his 65th birthday in 2024. A perfect occasion to explore how his life has influenced art and how art has influenced his life. A look back on a rich life.

Almost 300 years ago, at the beginning of the 18th century, European scientists, commissioned by the newly founded Petersburg Academy of Sciences, started on a long and adventurous journey into the Russian Far East – Siberia, a large, unknown, cold land full of secrets. The results of this Great Northern Expedition continue to be of great importance today. The result will be a two part documentary series.

She is a strong woman – She works as TV presenter, producer and director in Luxemburg, France, the USA and Germany. Désirée Nosbusch is known all over Europe for her versatile exceptional talent. Her career began at Radio Luxemburg. When she was only 12 years old, she was a teen star in Bravo magazine and conducted legendary interviews with international film stars like Pierre Brice, Klaus Kinski and Curd Jürgens. Since the age of 16 she has starred in numerous films and was a celebrity guest on major TV shows. The ARTE series “Bad Banks” was Désirée Nosbusch’s big comeback and it is HER starting signal for many new projects as an actor and director – projects and roles she is now in a position to freely choose.

A film about the longing for freedom and self-determination, great courage and the power of love during the Cold War. True love stories, exciting like a thriller, emotionally gripping like “Romeo and Juliet” – and at the same time a touching part of history. Sometimes they end with a happy ending, but sometimes they end in death.
Wars are waged by governments and politicians, but they have profound effects on people’s everyday lives. This was also the case during the Cold War, when two different political systems faced each other for about 40 years. Germany was divided into two parts and GDR citizens were not allowed to have any contact with the “class enemy”.
But love doesn’t care about prohibitions, walls or borders, it goes its own way. Sometimes it leads to a happy ending – sometimes it leads to death.
The political situation during the Cold War pushed many people to their limits.
The film tells authentic, exciting and tragic love stories from this time. It dives into a world full of desires and emotions, mistrust, control and violence.

Color is the soul of painting and the color blue is considered “The Queen” of all colors. Throughout history, artists have been captivated by its magic. Blue symbolizes poetry and romance, yet, the emotions it elicits have continuously evolved. This film delves into the depths of blue, celebrating the “queen of colors” by exploring important works of art.

Nudity and sculptures are inseparable. But time and again there have been religious and political taboos, bans and attacks on famous sculptures. Starting from the present context, the film looks back at the history of “nude figures”. How political is a nude sculpture allowed to be? The exploration offers new insights and views on a universal topic.