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VICE

Specials 2013 - 2019
TV-MA

  • 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z on HBO
  • 30m
  • 18h 13m (32 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, News, War
A documentary news series with a taboo-breaking team who deliver incredible news stories from around the world.

32 episodes

An introduction to the world of VICE and a look a what's in store for viewers.

Vice correspondent Ryan Duffy visits an illegal backyard gun shop in Danao, Philippines, where an underground gunmaker teaches him just how guns in the Philippines get made.

While in Bajaur, Pakistan - considered the main refuge and supply-route for Taliban insurgents - Shane gets a first-hand look at what a raid operation with Bajaur Scouts looks like.

Before heading out to the Line of Control that divides India and Pakistan, Shane decides to buy the local garb -- shalwar kameez - to fit in.

Before a defector can officially become a member of South Korean society, he or she must complete a program at the Hanawon Resettlement Center. Thomas sits down with the Director of Education to get a glimpse into the crash course that transforms defector into denizen.

At a rally held by the National Democratic Party (NDP), the largest far right party in Germany, we see the NDP and their oppositionists face off.

Amidst the economic strain in France, the far right Front National has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Shane meets the new face of French nationalism and the successors of the Le Pen lineage, Marine Le Pen and Marion Marechal-Le Pen.

Lorin Holm, who has been excommunicated from the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints since 2011, invited us to his home to give us a first-hand look of the house he once shared with his three wives and 25 children.

Vice correspondent, Ryan Duffy takes a stroll with some tour guides through Thames Town in Songjiang, China and learns about the English 'Copy Cat City', its value, uses and the 'One City, Nine Towns' plan China has established for the outskirts of Shanghai.

Vice Founder Suroosh Alvi meets with some local activists around Tahrir Square to learn about the horrible conditions Egyptian women have been put in while their country has been turned upside down.

Vice Founder, Shane Smith heads to Harlem to meet up with Matt, a heroin user who recently kicked his habit through a ritual ceremony involving the psychedelic drug, ibogaine

Vice Correspondent Thomas Morton attends an anti-tobacco Human Rights Day in Jakarta, Indonesia where he tries to kick his addiction.

Vice Founder, Shane Smith, explores global warming by talking to leading experts about what can be done to save the impending disasters that are caused by rising water levels around the world.

Vice Correspondent Thomas Morton trains for an upcoming laamb wrestling match and meets a Senegalese shaman who bathes him in a series of potions to give him an edge over his opponent.

Vice Correspondent Thomas Morton meets some young Chicago rappers to gauge the impact of street violence on their lives and music.

Vice Founder Suroosh Alvi hangs out with some Nigerian locals who explain how oil spills affect their community and land.

After making basketball history playing alongside the North Korean National Team, Vice Correspondent, Ryan Duffy and the Harlem Globetrotters sit down for a meal with the North Korean players, sharing highlights from the game and reactions to the surprise appearance of the Grand Marshall, Kim Jong Un.

A look ahead at Season 2 and the reporters responsible for bringing the stories to light.

An hour-long in-depth documentary that focuses on therapies that go far, far beyond chemo. We'll be taking a look at how doctors use HIV, measles, and genetically-engineered cold viruses to strengthen patients' immune systems and wipe out cancer cells without damaging their bodies the way chemo normally does.

The special offers a panoramic perspective on crime and punishment, and will follow all the key characters in America’s sprawling justice system, including prisoners and their families, members of the judiciary, and community reformers.

In honor of World AIDS day, Vice dives deep into the revolutionary breakthroughs happening in AIDS/HIV prevention and treatment.

The new Vice Special Report: Fighting ISIS takes you to the front lines in Iraq, where Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish forces are fighting for their lives.

This is the story of one of Britain's most notorious reformed criminals, Jason Coghlan, who spent 16 years behind bars before he found an even more dangerous and effective pastime: studying the law. VICE gained intimate access to Jason's life over two years, witnessing the rise of his legal firm, which explicitly caters to the gangsters of the Costa Del Sol in Spain. However, the echoes of his old life are never far away and a gang feud in Jason’s native Manchester threatens to unravel his new amicable existence.

2016-10-01T00:00:00Z

Special 24 Ghosts of Aleppo

Special 24 Ghosts of Aleppo

  • 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z30m

Aleppo is Syria's largest metropolitan area and a millennia-old commercial capital. Today, however, it is a relative ghost town, threatened by regime bombing from the air and a militant offensive on the ground. For two weeks over the summer, VICE News embedded with the Islamic Front, a coalition of Islamist rebels fighting the forces of President Bashar al-Assad on one hand, and Islamic State militants on the other. From their secret tunnels beneath the ancient city to their threatened frontline outposts in Aleppo's ruined medieval centre, VICE NEWS followed the Islamic Front as, against overwhelming odds, they battled to retain control of the capital of the Syrian revolution.

In this first post-election look at the political climate that gave rise to Donald Trump, president Obama speaks to VICE’s Shane Smith about the fierce partisan fighting that dominated his presidency and divided the country.

Recently, thousands of people around the world are claiming to be having the exact same terrifying experience. They all report the same symptoms: hearing operator voices in their heads, suffering from ‘electronic torture’ and being subject to organised stalking - they call themselves ‘Targeted Individuals’. A number have attempted many things to relieve their pain - from living life on the run to surgically removing their own flesh because they believe it’s implanted with microchips.

'Don’t Call It Road Rap' was filmed around London over a year, investigating the explosion of UK rap and follows some of the most important MCs as they try to focus on music and keep their lives on a positive track.

In the decades following World War II, the United States led the way in shaping the world order. But with the end of the Cold War, old alliances have fractured and new rivalries have arisen, resulting in a world increasingly in disarray, where weak states threaten global stability just as much as strong ones do. VICE founder Suroosh Alvi and other VICE correspondents examine the foreign policies that have shaped the modern world and meet people living through today's major conflicts in this exclusive HBO presentation that features interviews with Condoleezza Rice, Tony Blair, Samantha Power, Ash Carter and others.

VICE looks at factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis and the efforts made by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy Geithner, and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to save the United States from an economic collapse. The feature-length documentary explores the challenges these men faced, as well as the consequences of their decisions.

The next Industrial Revolution is upon us. VICE talks to industry leaders and laborers to learn how radical developments in automation and artificial intelligence are set to change the world of work. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, this special explores technology's threat to the American worker and the ways we are responding.

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