S1.E24 ∙ Morocco: Secret Arts

Danger and courage; accomplishment and loss; romance and heartbreak; life and death. World War Two veterans tell their life stories; young construction workers build a monument to honour fallen soldiers; and modern peacekeepers talk about their upcoming mission to Afghanistan.

The story of a Greek from 1941 on. Hniochos, still a student is captured by the Italians and imprisoned. In prison he will take the first hard lessons and acquire a life stance in the light of energy. He escapes and becomes a guerrilla.

Told by gauchos from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguai, the legend says that Anahy de las Missiones wandered around the Plata Basin during the time of Cisplatina War (1825-1828), stealing the dead.

This film is about a man whose works were strictly forbidden in Soviet Russia and even his name was not to be spoken. Ivan Solonevich is a Russian philosopher, political activist and publicist. In addition to this he was an outstanding athlete and one of the founders of Russian Sambo (self defense without weapons). In light of the current international situation following Solonevich, our film takes on new significance. The prophecies of this amazing Russian thinker sound even more relevant now and some historical parallels can be made which help us to understand more clearly some of the events taking place in the world today.

Yuda Braun (28) 'The White Soldier' recruits Matan Goldberg (26) to be his second in command. Together they embark on a quest along the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while asking questions regarding what it means to be a soldier. Both were in elite combat units in The IDF, and are 2nd generation to settler families. The image of the White Soldier gains its power as an action that mirrors what it means to be an Israeli soldier. Yuda's conflict and pain, as a soldier that during his service went through the disengagement from Gaza, the second Lebanon war, to him being part of the settler tribe, emerges during his quest as the white soldier