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American exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.

When journalist Kim Wall disappears after boarding inventor Peter Madsen's submarine, his changing story about her fate masks a terrifying truth.

A documentary that follows a billionaire couple as they begin construction on a mansion inspired by Versailles. During the next two years, their empire, fueled by the real estate bubble and cheap money, falters due to the economic crisis.

Martin Goldsmith never knew what happened to his parents before they escaped from Germany in 1941. Over a weekend, he confronts his father and we are brought back to the complex and confusing 1930s when the parents were young musicians.

The meals based on indigenous ingredients and sustainability at the forefront. project managers are soon faced with problems ranging from sourcing ingredients to staffing a high-end restaurant in a location inhabited by only 53 people.

A former Danish soldier turned film-maker returns to the capital of Helmand, to investigate allegations that the Afghan police abused young boys and men when the Danish and British were in control.

The privatization of war has become big business. Cheap, outsourced labor is hired from the poorest countries. With US Department of Defense money, some private companies hire former child soldiers, despite an industry code of conduct.

The film is about the utterly fantastic and eccentric 80-year-old Japanese inventor responsible for 3,357 inventions, including the floppy disk. NakaMats is an unlikely character made for the movies, with his deadpan English and impeccable comic timing providing nonstop laughs. About his Love Jet potion, he says: "I've tested more than 10,000 women. Of course, I'm not doing the sex. I'm checking meters." At a conference, he leads a sing-along of a ditty he penned to memorialize the seven hours of snow shoveling he once did to get to a university class. Utterly nutty, but also a paean to the spirit of human invention.

The fascinating story of Rodrigo Rosenberg, a Guatemalan lawyer who predicted his own death on YouTube, and the subsequent investigation that reached an unbelievable conclusion.

Rafea is a Bedouin woman who lives with her four daughters in one of Jordan's poorest desert villages on the Iraqi border. She is given a chance to travel to India to attend the Barefoot College, where illiterate grandmothers from around the world are trained in 6 months to be solar engineers. If Rafea succeeds, she will be able to electrify her village, train more engineers, and provide for her daughters. Even when she returns as the first female solar engineer in the country, her real challenge will have just begun. Will she find support for her new venture? Will she be able to inspire the other women in the village to join her and change their lives? And most importantly, will she be able to re-wire the traditional minds of the Bedouin community that stand in her way?

This is the unique and unpredictable story about Mr. Ryuichi Ichinokawa and his unusual way of life. On the surface Ryuichi looks like an ordinary Japanese man. He is 44 years old, married and is the father of two boys. The Ichinokawa family seems on the outside to lead a completely normal family life. Every day Ryuichi goes to work at the post office. However, there is a secret side to Ryuichi unknown to most - even his family doesn't know about this. Apart from his job at the post office he has another occupation. A job that is anything but ordinary. Ryuichi owns a company called Hagemashi Tai, one of Japan's most peculiar companies.

Ashrita Furman holds the official record for the most Guinness World Records by one individual, including marks for "Largest Hula Hoop," "Most Apples Sliced in Mid-Air with a Samurai Sword," and "Longest Distance Bicycling Underwater." A health food store owner and devotee of meditation, Furman travels the world creating new categories for record achievement. In The Record Breaker we meet Furman, a singularly driven character, and his merry band of compatriots (including Champ the dog) as he's about to attempt to climb Machu Picchu on stilts.

Maids coming to the Middle East are locked up for years and with their passports confiscated, they are unable to escape the control of their employer. With unprecedented access to agents and maids the film uncovers an unknown world.

As the use of plastic has gained ground in our lives, there has been an inexplicable increase in a number of diseases amongst the population. In this film we meet leading researchers looking into the reasons for these disorders.

It is a few days before Christmas, and Vindelev is covered in a thin layer of snow. Jørgen is out on his field in Vindelev with his old school mate Ole and his newly purchased metal detector. When they unexpectedly find gold, it turns out to be the largest Danish gold treasure in history, which has been buried on Jørgen's field since the Iron Age. But why is the treasure buried exactly on Jørgen's field? The discovery of gold sets in motion a series of events, speculations, and emotions. And the gold fever strikes, because the gold may help to inscribe the people around the treasure in history and imply a certain form of immortality.

Tobias, Lærke and Thais cannot live with their parents. Together with 15 other children they live at the orphanage Skovgården. The series follows the orphanage children through a year, showing how it is to live in a place like Skovgården from the children's perspective.

Dirch Passer was not only Denmark's funniest man and the most beloved comedian. He was also obsessed with his work and the pursuit of audience laughter. In the documentary, we get really close to Dirch Passer's dramatic story when the daughter, sister, ex-boyfriend and colleagues tell the story of the man who could not say no and eventually fell dead behind the scenes in Tivoli.

"I want an identity. I'm without identity and without equality "H.K.H. Prince Henrik. With access to audio tapes that have never been played in public before Prince Henrik tells his story in his own words.