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Under the Sun

Season 5

1993 • 10 Episodes

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Monday's Girls

S05 E01 • Thursday, May 13, 1993 • May 13 • 50m

Now that they are old enough to get married, it is time for Florence and Azikiye to go through their Nigerian tribe's time-honoured Iria ceremony. Confined in the "fattening rooms", they will be extravagantly fed, excused all housework, and instructed on the mysterious arts of womanhood. But for one of the two, it all proves too much.

The Tenth Dancer

S05 E02 • Thursday, May 20, 1993 • May 20 • 50m

Under the brutal regime of Pol Pot, more than 90% of Cambodia's artists were killed. Ballet teacher Em Theay survived, and has returned to Phnom Penh to rebuild the ballet school and retrace her pupils.

Boys from Brazil

S05 E03 • Thursday, May 27, 1993 • May 27 • 50m

Over the past ten years something strange has been happening on the midnight streets of many Mediterranean cities. Local prostitutes have been ousted by "travestis" - illegal Brazilian immigrants. They are neither men nor women, but both - men with implants and hormone treatments, breasts and male genitals.

The Sultan's Burden

S05 E04 • Thursday, Jun 3, 1993 • Jun 3 • 50m

Sultan Issa Maigari of Cameroon used to hold the power of life and death over his one million subjects. Now his authority is ebbing away. The government won't let him raise his own taxes, the peasants are rebelling, and the royal praise-singer (equivalent of the tabloid press) has betrayed him.

The Dragon Bride

S05 E05 • Thursday, Jun 10, 1993 • Jun 10 • 50m

The marriage of a teenage girl to four brothers aged from 8 to 16 is not unusual among the Nyinba people. They live in a rugged and remote corner of the Nepalese Himalayas, and this form of marriage is essential to their survival. But on a personal level, it raises many problems - the age difference, sleeping arrangements, jealousy, paternity of the children. As preparations for the lavish wedding begin, the bride faces these harrowing prospects. As one of her aunts, who has five husbands, warns her: "You've got to satisfy them all - that's what causes our wrinkles."

Fighting for the Holy Family

S05 E06 • Thursday, Jun 17, 1993 • Jun 17 • 54m

At the Holy Family Golden Gloves Amateur Boxing Club in North Belfast, Catholic and Protestant boys train side by side, hoping for success and an escape from the troubled streets. But outside the club they live in a virtual apartheid, divided from their neighbours by flags, painted pavements, and an invisible boundary of fear.

Dreams from the Forest

S05 E07 • Thursday, Jun 24, 1993 • Jun 24 • 48m

There are only 150 Mehinacu left in the world. They live in one village in the middle of the Xingu Reserve in Central Brazil. Forty years ago they were first contacted by the 'Whiteman' in the guise of Leonardo Villas-Boas, the celebrated anthropologist who established the Indian Reserve for them and neighbouring tribes. Their culture has been protected but their psychological well-being is less clear.

Diamonds in the Vegetable Market

S05 E08 • Thursday, Jul 1, 1993 • Jul 1 • 50m

Travellers stuck on a long-distance bus journey in India may well find themselves being entertained by peddlers and clowns. Afsar sells home-made cures and potions, but takes paracetamol for his own headaches. Shakeel offers soothing kohl for the eyes and sings Islamic songs. Hashmat is a magician, whose tricks display his dazzling sleight of hand. But behind his gaiety he hides a shameful secret. (a Film Sixteen/ZDF production for BBCtv)

Slaves of the River

S05 E09 • Thursday, Jul 8, 1993 • Jul 8 • 50m

Abdur Rahman is at the mercy of the river Bhramaputra. He depends on it for his livelihood, but once a year it threatens to kill him. Like tens of thousands of Bangladeshi fisherfolk, he lives on a narrow silt island which rises only inches above the water line. As the river swells and his silt island starts to flood, he struggles to keep his family fed and his makeshift home intact. (a Film Sixteen/ZDF production for BBCtv)

The Cat and the Mouse

S05 E10 • Thursday, Jul 15, 1993 • Jul 15 • 50m

China has occupied Tibet for 40 years. While the Dalai Lama advocates the country's cause on the international stage, consulting people like John Cleese, a group of exiled radicals plead for rebellions within Tibet to free their homeland. This film follows the Dalai Lama on his global travels, and talks to refugee Lhasang Tsering who fears that the non-violent approach of the Dalai Lama may not succeed. And in Tibet today the reality of Chinese occupation is revealed.

Under the Sun

Season 5

1993 • 10 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Monday's Girls

S05 E01 • Thursday, May 13, 1993 • May 13 • 50m

The Tenth Dancer

S05 E02 • Thursday, May 20, 1993 • May 20 • 50m

Boys from Brazil

S05 E03 • Thursday, May 27, 1993 • May 27 • 50m

The Sultan's Burden

S05 E04 • Thursday, Jun 3, 1993 • Jun 3 • 50m

The Dragon Bride

S05 E05 • Thursday, Jun 10, 1993 • Jun 10 • 50m

Fighting for the Holy Family

S05 E06 • Thursday, Jun 17, 1993 • Jun 17 • 54m

Dreams from the Forest

S05 E07 • Thursday, Jun 24, 1993 • Jun 24 • 48m

Diamonds in the Vegetable Market

S05 E08 • Thursday, Jul 1, 1993 • Jul 1 • 50m

Slaves of the River

S05 E09 • Thursday, Jul 8, 1993 • Jul 8 • 50m

The Cat and the Mouse

S05 E10 • Thursday, Jul 15, 1993 • Jul 15 • 50m

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S5Season 5

10 Episodes

50 min / episode

8h 22m total

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May 13, 1993 - Jul 15, 1993

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Under the Sun

Season 5

1993 • 10 Episodes

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Monday's Girls

S05 E01 • Thursday, May 13, 1993 • May 13 • 50m

The Tenth Dancer

S05 E02 • Thursday, May 20, 1993 • May 20 • 50m

Boys from Brazil

S05 E03 • Thursday, May 27, 1993 • May 27 • 50m

The Sultan's Burden

S05 E04 • Thursday, Jun 3, 1993 • Jun 3 • 50m

The Dragon Bride

S05 E05 • Thursday, Jun 10, 1993 • Jun 10 • 50m

Fighting for the Holy Family

S05 E06 • Thursday, Jun 17, 1993 • Jun 17 • 54m

Dreams from the Forest

S05 E07 • Thursday, Jun 24, 1993 • Jun 24 • 48m

Diamonds in the Vegetable Market

S05 E08 • Thursday, Jul 1, 1993 • Jul 1 • 50m

Slaves of the River

S05 E09 • Thursday, Jul 8, 1993 • Jul 8 • 50m

The Cat and the Mouse

S05 E10 • Thursday, Jul 15, 1993 • Jul 15 • 50m

Under the Sun

Season 5

1993 • 10 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Monday's Girls

S05 E01 • Thursday, May 13, 1993 • May 13 • 50m

The Tenth Dancer

S05 E02 • Thursday, May 20, 1993 • May 20 • 50m

Boys from Brazil

S05 E03 • Thursday, May 27, 1993 • May 27 • 50m

The Sultan's Burden

S05 E04 • Thursday, Jun 3, 1993 • Jun 3 • 50m

The Dragon Bride

S05 E05 • Thursday, Jun 10, 1993 • Jun 10 • 50m

Fighting for the Holy Family

S05 E06 • Thursday, Jun 17, 1993 • Jun 17 • 54m

Dreams from the Forest

S05 E07 • Thursday, Jun 24, 1993 • Jun 24 • 48m

Diamonds in the Vegetable Market

S05 E08 • Thursday, Jul 1, 1993 • Jul 1 • 50m

Slaves of the River

S05 E09 • Thursday, Jul 8, 1993 • Jul 8 • 50m

The Cat and the Mouse

S05 E10 • Thursday, Jul 15, 1993 • Jul 15 • 50m