Putins Agenten

Merveilles d'Europe

2025

The World of the Chinese

2021

China is playing an increasingly important role worldwide. Under President Xi Jinping, substantial investments are being made in communication and cooperation and industrious Chinese people are settling abroad in large numbers. Documentary maker and China expert Ruben Terlou visits them in the new VPRO travel series ‘The World of the Chinese’. Who are they, what do they want to achieve and what impact does their presence have on the local population?

Spycraft

2021

The spy game is a serious business, and throughout history, the tools and technologies developed for it have mattered as much as the spies themselves.

Counter-Intelligence

2013

A five-part documentary series that examines in-depth the influence of espionage agencies on governments and societies, both domestically and abroad.

Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil

2019

For the first time on television, David Cameron’s top advisers - including George Osborne and William Hague - reveal the discussions that led to the decision for which Cameron will go down in history: to hold an in/out referendum. The programme lifts the lid on the prime minister’s desperate attempts to get a new deal for Britain in Europe. Top leaders, including presidents Tusk, Juncker, Sarkozy and Hollande, reveal the details of their negotiations with Cameron. From beers in Prague to dinners at Chequers, the prime minister tries to convince his partners to give him something to show Britain can claw back power from Brussels – especially on immigration – but he keeps getting knocked back.

The Wonders of Europe

2023

THE WONDERS OF EUROPE is a four-part docuseries that tells the story of the people who built some of the biggest and most unique landmarks in Europe monuments: the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles, the temples of the Acropolis, and the Alhambra complex. Intended for a young and international audience, it aims to promote European cultural heritage and architecture. With voice-over narration, each episode will feature spectacular shots of the monuments, interviews with historians and specialists, fictional recreations and innovative 3D modelling to illustrate the successive architectural changes. In order to ensure scientific and historical accuracy, the writer/director of each episode has been advised by historical experts.

Markuss

2019

Five years ago, Polina's son Mark mysteriously disappears from a kindergarten in Ukraine. Her scars are torn open again when she sees her missing boy on her TV screen during a story about Latvia. She is determined to find him and bring him home. Not getting the support she expected from the police, she persuades an ex-intelligence officer who is ready to help her, but it's not that simple! They uncover the activities of a criminal gang and Marcus is happy in his foster home in Latvia. Starring Agnese Cīrule, Rihards Lepers, Aleksandrs Neikens and others as Marcus.

Propaganda

2021

A dream team of young investigative journalists looks for misinformation and disinformation, for facts and alternative facts, for hoaxes and fake news. Who disseminates this (fake) information, what interests do they have and what do they want to achieve with it?