Champagne, red carpets, and millions of fans – Bollywood seems like one enormous dream world. But what really lies behind the world's largest film industry?

The report follows three young men navigating life between drones, shelling, and the fears of their parents. It offers a rare look into the International Legion, the everyday reality of young volunteers, and a generation coming of age in war.

Embarking on a captivating journey across India, filmmaker Samuel Häde sets his sights on the uncharted northeast. With the help of local villagers, he plans to build a bamboo raft to navigate the mighty Brahmaputra River, one of the most powerful in the subcontinent, without taking any food or drinking water along.

The Sahara: a place of extremes. A journey of extremes: With the help of three locals Samuel Häde wants to traverse 400 kilometers through the desert. On foot, with a camel caravan, through the largest desert in the world enduring scorching heat and endless sand dunes.

Beyond its clichés, Jamaica is a place of unexpected encounters and contrasting realities. Over three months, filmmaker Samuel Häde travels around the island, venturing deep into the rainforest and meeting people who challenge his perspective on life.

There is no greater adventure than discovering new countries and meeting new people. Whether hitchhiking, riding motorcycles, or staying with local families, the filmmakers behind the ARD series Young Adventurers are always in search of their next adventure and of themselves.

In Mexico, around 10 women are killed every day, many simply because they are women. Most perpetrators are current or former partners, yet the vast majority of these crimes remain unsolved. A documentary about Mexico's femicide epidemic and the fight for justice.

Armin Meiwes became infamous as the "Cannibal of Rotenburg." In 2001, he killed a man and ate parts of his body after the victim had voluntarily offered himself through an online cannibalism forum. Reporter Samuel Häde grew up in Rotenburg and has known about the case since childhood. Now, he sets out to find out whether Meiwes was a tragic one-off or whether an active cannibalism scene still exists in Germany today. He contacts Meiwes, speaks with people who fantasize about being eaten, and even receives a so-called "meat contract," in which a potential victim supposedly gives up all of their rights. Are these fantasies merely extreme role-play, or can they become reality? Where does the desire to be eaten come from, and is there any way to help those who live with these urges?

Deep in the Afghan Wakhan Corridor lies a nomadic tribe, living far from modern civilization. Filmmaker Samuel Häde sets out to capture their unique way of life in one of the most remote and unforgiving landscapes. Witness a rare glimpse of Afghanistan in this stunning documentary.

For decades, the southern Philippines have been scarred by terrorism and armed conflict. Reporter Samuel Häde travels to the region to meet victims, soldiers, and displaced families, investigating the lasting impact of ISIS and the fight for peace.