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Documentary about a Brazilian bus hijack which became a media circus.
Dramatisation of the rescue attempt after the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris.
A special squad officer in the violent Brazilian slums tries to find a replacement. Read our exclusive interview with José Padilha.
Conflict ensues as Brazilian politicians and police officers try to solve the problem of gang violence and corruption.
Hard-hitting look at families suffering malnutrition in Brazil.
A series of short films set in the Brazilian metropolis.
When a police officer is critically injured he is brought back to life as a cyborg and celebrated as the future of law enforcement.
The division belle Suzannah Herbert on facing the US' troubled history and making Natchez
Spin-off alchemy Claude Schmitz on bringing back cop pairing for Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems
Past crime Christoffer Boe on creating a world for his period mystery Special Unit - The First Murder
The hidden river Helen MacDonald and Philippa Lowthorpe on adapting H Is For Hawk
This wild channel David Shadrack Smith and Jake Fogelnest on the content creation revolution and Public Access
Sundance announces winners Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes
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César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards
BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck
Golden Eddies Nominations for editing brilliance announced
OFCS Awards One Battle After Another triumphs; Sinners dominates