During World War II, the Japanese became notorious for their horrible treatment of civilians and POWs. How and why did this happen? Meticulous research and first-hand accounts from Japanese soldiers and Allied POWs make this documentary a must see.

Comrade Duch might never have been brought to trial if not for photojournalist Nic Dunlop, who searched tirelessly for Duch until finding him in a rural area 20 years after fleeing the fall of Phnom Penh. In this documentary, key participants in the killings directed by Duch are confronted, and Duch himself is seen on trial, where he appropriates a classic defense: "I was only following orders." Excerpts of the court appearance are played back on...

Kenneth Kaunda remains a dominant figure on the Zambian and African landscape. One of the first to break the silence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, he has been an outspoken voice for Africa and has been an arch critic of the European colonial enterprise. In this program, he gives us his current assessment of the country, the continent, and of the Millennium Development Goals. Zambia remains one of the poorest countries in the world with almost two-thirds...

This program is about Iran's volunteer soldiers who were exposed to chemical bombs during the Iran-Iraq War. The film follows veteran Ahmad Salimi, who is now legally blind and has scars throughout his body due to burns from exposure to chemical weapons over 20 years ago. His wife, who volunteered to marry a wounded veteran, supports Ahmad as he struggles to stay alive and fight for peace. The Skin That Burns explores questions surrounding the controversial...

"In Amsterdam, four bodies, violently butchered, are discovered in a canal house, the remains of friends and confidantes of the assassin known only as Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating to their homeland. They are wrong. For Louis has come to Europe to hunt them down: five killers to be found and punished before they can vanish into thin air. There is just one...

Presents an integrated account of the Nazi concentration camps from their inception in 1933 through their demise in the spring of 1945.

In 1937, Japanese troops entered the Chinese city of Nanking and began raping and murdering its citizens in an orgy of violence that has few parallels in modern history. This polished film follows the struggle of one young woman to bring one of the darkest chapters of history to light.

This gripping account of the highest-ranked woman in the Third Reich who, as Head Overseer of the women’s camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, was personally responsible for the murder, torture and suffering of countless prisoners, explores how she became to embody the very worst of humanity.

Based on an autobiography, this film tells the true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is captured by the Japanese during WWII and sent to a POW camp, where he is tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. Years later, and still suffering the psychological trauma of his wartime experiences, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Accompanied by his best friend, Lomax returns to the scene...

"As the true horrors of the Third Reich began to be exposed immediately after World War II, the Nazi war criminals who committed genocide went on the run. A few were swiftly caught, including the notorious SS leader Heinrich Himmler. Others, however, evaded capture through a sophisticated Nazi organization designed to hide them ... [This book examines] the espionage and daring waged by self-styled 'Nazi hunters.' This determined and disparate group...