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Welcome to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. A place where children traffic drugs and the police murder them. Where shootouts, stray bullets and death are all daily occurrences and everyone knows someone who has been killed. This beautiful character led film captures the spirit of what it means to be Brazilian. It offers unprecedented access to the cruel world hidden in Rio de Janeiro's slums.
This week's documentary is a fly on the wall account of life in an African orphanage. The Good Samaritan Children's Home in the slums of Nairobi is little more than a shack. The walls are made of corrugated iron, there's no water or sanitation and it's staffed entirely by local volunteers. But for the children of the slums, it's their only refuge. We follow the children over a period of a week as…
One year on from 'liberation', Iraq has descended into chaos. Many people still lack electricity, the death toll is rising and vast swathes of the country have become 'no go' areas for the Americans. The country teeters on the brink of civil war. But how did the situation deteriorate so quickly? Why did the cheering Iraqis who initially welcomed the Americans turn against them? This week's high q…
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