Yugoslavia, the Other Side of the Looking Glass

La Case du Siècle is a French television program launched in 2010 and broadcast on France 5. Hosted by Fabrice d'Almeida, it airs documentaries every Sunday that aim to shed light on the history of the 20th century, both in France and around the world. Through these documentaries, viewers can deepen their knowledge of a specific subject or simply discover a particular era. *La Case du siècle* offers an in-depth look at the events that changed the course of history.

Between June 1940 and March 1943, the 1,200 kilometer long demarcation line broke France in two. For almost three years she controlled the daily newspaper of 40 million French people. In the north the zone occupied by Hitler's soldiers, in the south the zone administered by Marshal Pétain's Vichy regime. This film lifts the veil in this theater on the shameful mistakes of the collaboration, but also on the most courageous and noble deeds. Archive images and film recordings at places where the border used to be crossed are alternated with interviews with the last witnesses of this time.

30 years after the fall of the Romanian dictator Ceausescu in 1989, we get a reconstruction of one of the most violent events during the fall of the communist regimes. The investigation exposes the gray areas of a coup d'état sparked by the ex-communist elites under the guise of a people's revolution. And zooms in on the role of the media in the mock trial and execution of Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena.

The most downloaded app in the world is raising serious geopolitical concerns. How did TikTok become a central player in the ongoing trade and political tensions between Beijing and Washington? As a key decision looms regarding its future in the United States, this documentary offers an in-depth look at the platform and sheds light on the growing global battle over data control.

Today, Israel and the United States are Iran's enemies par excellence. Their reconciliation seems impossible. Is the history of these three countries the chronicle of a war foretold, delayed for decades but inevitable?

It's summer. Vincent ( nicknamed " Quinquin ") and his cousins decided to spend the night in a tent. Their parents are too busy to notice it. The next morning, nothing will ever be the same.

TikTok’s overwhelming success also carries political weight: As the world’s most downloaded app, it challenges American tech giants and intensifies the rivalry between the two global leaders in digital development—the U.S. and China. How is Washington responding? Can it protect its dominance in the media landscape?

TikTok’s explosive success isn’t just the triumph of a single company. The video platform also holds major political significance for its country of origin—China—challenging the United States’ long-standing dominance in the digital sphere. In this new power struggle between the two global giants, the battle centers around the collection and use of personal data...

Over two films, this documentary reveals the formation and disintegration of Yugoslavia.