Charles de Gaulle, le grand check-up

After 10 years of tests and 12 billion Euros invested, the state-of-the-art Airbus jet completed its first commercial flight in January 2015. We will discover how it was conceived and built, and explore its technological innovations every step of the way.

Faster, lighter, and easier to handle than its predecessors, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is filled with revolutionary technologies. With a powerful, fuel-efficient motor, interactive cabin windows, and superior aerodynamics, the 787 combines human genius and technological innovation. This film takes you behind the scenes to discover the secrets of one of the most advanced airplanes in the world.

The Boeing 777 is the best-selling long-haul carrier in the history of aviation. It has an exceptional life-span of 30 years, but what's the secret behind this record-breaking longevity? In this film, a 777 is taken apart, inspected, and entirely refurbished. This incredible operation is carried out every 16 years so the aircraft can remain at the cutting edge of technology, comfort, and safety.

In 1978, the Amoco Cadiz, a supertanker loaded with 220,000 tons of petrol, ran aground in Brittany, France. The accident caused the biggest oil spill France has ever known and is still today known as one of the 20th century’s biggest ecological catastrophes. Forty years later, Loïck Peyron tries to understand how nature recovered from the disaster and what lessons were learned from it.

Albert Camus, who died 60 years ago, continues to inspire defenders of freedom and human rights activists around the world today. The Nobel Prize winner for literature is one of the most widely read French-language writers in the world. He continues to embody the rebellious man who opposes all forms of oppression and tyranny while refusing to compromise his human values.

On April 15, 2019 600 firefighters of the Paris Fire Brigade fought for over 7 hours to save the Notre Dame Cathedral from fire. In this stunning documentary, witness firefighters testimonies as they struggle to wage war. Looking to save the massive building from flames and save the relics inside, not only for Paris but for this structure that serves as a symbol of Paris for the world.

More impressive and valuable than ever, aircraft carriers are indispensable to a strong defense, and even symbols of a country's nuclear might. Using interviews with historians and military personnel, archival images and 3D reconstitutions, this absorbing documentary traces the history of these massive warships, crown jewels of the French navy.

Faster, lighter, and easier to handle than its predecessors, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is filled with revolutionary technologies. With a powerful, fuel-efficient motor, interactive cabin windows, and superior aerodynamics, the 787 combines human genius and technological innovation. This film takes you behind the scenes to discover the secrets of one of the most advanced airplanes in the world.