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Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

Movie | United States | 02/28/2022 | Documentary | Disaster

The story of Chernobyl told through a newly discovered hoard of dramatic footage filmed at the nuclear plant during the disaster and deeply personal interviews of those who were there, directed by Emmy Award-winner and Russian-speaker James Jones.

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The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave

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Back to Chernobyl

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The film tells the story of the Chernobyl accident through a mosaic of unique personal testimonies of its participants. The experiences of the difficult past and the sad results of the present recreate the full picture of the accident 30 years later.

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Oklahoma City

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The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history. This documentary explores how a series of deadly encounters between American citizens and federal law enforcement—including the standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco—led to it.

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Notre-Dame: Race Against the Inferno

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NOVA: Thai Cave Rescue

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An international team of rescue workers race to save 12 young soccer players and their coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand.

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Rats

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Based on Robert Sullivan’s bestselling book, Morgan Spurlock and his team travel around the world to bring viewers face to face with rats while delving into humans’ complicated relationship with the creepy creatures.

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Earthquake On Everest

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Eyewitness accounts, incredible home-video and the latest scientific revelations tell the gripping tragedy of an earthquake that unleashed terror on Nepal and the world’s highest mountain.

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Frontliner

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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

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The Elephant Queen

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14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

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Mark Cavendish: Never Enough

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