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Along the New Silk Road

2023-03-05 Documentary 7

The ancient Silk Road, the trade center of the world, once ran through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan. Ruben Terlou and Jelle Brandt Corstius explore the area in which the world has renewed interest due to its strategic location and enormous energy reserves.

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Along the New Silk Road

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The ancient Silk Road, the trade center of the world, once ran through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan. Ruben Terlou and Jelle Brandt Corstius explore the area in which the world has renewed interest due to its strategic location and enormous energy reserves.

  • First Aired
    2023-03-05
  • Last Aired
    2023-04-09
  • Creator
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    6
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    Nederlands
  • Network
    VPRO
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  • Season 1
The Sheriff and the Banker

1. The Sheriff and the Banker

Central Asia was once the hub of world trade. Now we hear little about it, while it is teeming with in...More
Central Asia was once the hub of world trade. Now we hear little about it, while it is teeming with intriguing stories. Ruben Terlou and Jelle Brandt Corstius go in search of this in this six-part series.Less
44mins 2023-03-05
Daughters-in-law and Soldiers

2. Daughters-in-law and Soldiers

In Uzbekistan, young brides learn to obey their mother-in-law. In Tajikistan, boys are kidnapped on a ...More
In Uzbekistan, young brides learn to obey their mother-in-law. In Tajikistan, boys are kidnapped on a large scale by the army. What's it like being young there?Less
46mins 2023-03-12
Regained Freedom

3. Regained Freedom

The countries in Central Asia are trying to develop their own identity after almost a hundred years of...More
The countries in Central Asia are trying to develop their own identity after almost a hundred years of occupation by Russia. Can that legacy be erased? Young Kyrgyz people consciously choose again for the nomadic existence, which they had been forced to give up under the domination of the Soviet Union. Jelle Brandt Corstius sleeps with them in a traditional yurt. Ruben Terlou speaks Kazakhs who were in the notorious re-education camps in China. Most people think of those camps as Uyghurs, but other Muslim minorities are also sent there to turn them into a kind of Chinese model citizens.Less
46mins 2023-03-19
Episode 4

4. Episode 4

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47mins 2023-03-26
Episode 5

5. Episode 5

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48mins 2023-04-02
Episode 6

6. Episode 6

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47mins 2023-04-09

Cast

Ruben Terlou

Ruben Terlou
Self
Jelle Brandt Corstius

Jelle Brandt Corstius
Self

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