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Breaking Borders

All Episodes 2015

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  • 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 8h 2m (11 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • My Entertainment Holdings
  • Reality
Breaking Borders follows seasoned journalist Mariana van Zeller and acclaimed chef Michael Voltaggio as they travel into conflict zones to get the story behind the story. Together, they have a unique and challenging goal: to gather people from all sides of the conflict to break bread and explore the issues that divide them. In each episode, Mariana and Michael take viewers on a journey through a different country in conflict. They meet people affected by the unrest, while exploring the history and culture that has created it. As Mariana digs deeper into the issues, Michael goes on a culinary adventure, collecting ideas and ingredients to create an unbelievable meal inspired by the people he has met. (Source: Travel Channel)

11 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

1x01 Mother of All Conflicts

Series Premiere

1x01 Mother of All Conflicts

  • 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z42m

Mariana van Zeller and Michael Voltaggio travel to Israel and Palestine to bring both sides together for a meal and conversation. They get caught in the streets of Hebron among locals, soldiers and settlers as they explore the holiest sites on Earth.

1x02 Bloody Saturday in Ireland

  • 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z42m

Mariana van Zeller and Michael Voltaggio travel to Northern Ireland to bring Catholics and Protestants together for a meal and conversation. They witness heated clashes during marching season, sip on Guinness and dine in the Crumlin Road Jail.

2015-03-29T04:00:00Z

1x03 Detained in Egypt

1x03 Detained in Egypt

  • 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z42m

Mariana van Zeller and Michael Voltaggio visit Egypt to bring guests with rivaling views on the country's future together for a meal and debate. They are confronted by the police, have their passports confiscated and ride camels near the pyramids.

Journalist Mariana van Zeller and chef Michael Voltaggio visit Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to see how 3 groups coexist after ethnic cleansing wiped out thousands. They walk down Sniper Alley, visit the Tunnel of Hope, and hear the story of the "Romeo and Juliet" of Sarajevo.

1x05 Dying for the American Dream

  • 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z43m

Journalist Mariana van Zeller and chef Michael Voltaggio drive to the US-Mexico border to see a conflict that exists in our own backyard: immigration. Mariana and Michael talk to men who search for illegal immigrants and hear stories of migrants trying to cross the border.

Journalist Mariana van Zeller and chef Michael Voltaggio visit Kashmir to learn about the conflict that threatens its existence: to be part of India, part of Pakistan or its own independent state. Mariana and Michael walk through heavily guarded streets and visit a floating market.

The last TV crew to enter Cuba before the announcement of the 50-year embargo being lifted, Mariana van Zeller and Michael Voltaggio go to the communist island to talk about the state of the nation, what has changed, and the future expectations and hopes.

Mariana van Zeller and Michael Voltaggio travel to Rwanda, which experienced unprecedented genocide in 1994. They visit the Nyamata Church, where thousands of Tutsis were killed, and trek through the mountains to get up-close with the amazing gorilla.

After Pol Pot's reign of terror, Mariana van Zeller and Michael Voltaggio visit a rebuilding Cambodia. They travel to the Killing Fields, where millions of citizens were murdered; feed roaming moneys in Angkor; and dine with Pol Pot's assistant.

2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

1x10 Cyprus: Island of Hope

1x10 Cyprus: Island of Hope

  • 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z42m

Mariana van Zeller and Michael Voltaggio go to Cyprus, an island nation where religious violence split a city in 2, creating tension and the need for United Nations protection. They explore an abandoned airport, fish near a ghost town and dine in the buffer zone.

1x11 Lebanon: The Power of Peace

  • 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z43m

Journalist Mariana van Zeller and chef Michael Voltaggio travel to Lebanon to open the conversation between nationalists and Hezbollah supporters. Mariana and Michael tour bullet-riddled Beirut, meet with Syrian refugees and visit Byblos, one of the oldest cities in the world.ters and Hezbollah nationalists."

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