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2020
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Daigo, a depressed and unemployed cellist, inadvertently finds himself after he takes a job preparing the dead for funerals. This exploration into Japanese perceptions surrounding death won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Episodes 2016
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Australia - Fighting constant breakdowns, they reach the underground town of Coober Pedy, where they search for opal with the help of an explosives "expert". (From Canada) (Documentary) PG
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Indonesia: A Home Away - While Justin ponders returning home, Scott realises that there are more similarities between people and cultures than differences. (From Canada) (Documentary) PG(A)
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Indonesia: Ring of Fire - They continue to the slums of Jakarta, meeting with a young boy and his family, and participating in daily activities to learn hardships of locals. (From Canada) (Documentary) PG
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North Korea: The Musical - North Korea continues to completely defy all expectations, as Scott and Justin take part in a high school English class, are pulled into numerous musical performances, visit a water bottling factory, a farm and an old funfair. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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North Korea: The Other Side - Scott and Justin are prepared for perhaps their greatest adventure to date, providing them with a rare glimpse inside the borders of this isolated country. (From Canada) (Documentary) G
Episodes 2015
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Greenland - The guys arrive in the arctic destination at winter. With only six hours of sunlight a day, they experience something entirely different. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Rwanda - Rwanda is a country emerging from its darkest years of poaching and the 1994 genocide. Scott and Justin travel with locals to learn more about how Rwanda is managing today. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG **New Episode**
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Ethiopia: Saints and Snakes - Scott and Justin explore the spiritual side of Ethiopia. In Lalibella, they visit ancient churches carved entirely out of stone, and Justin tries teaching a class of school children some new words. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Ethiopia: Dances With Bulls - Scott and Justin meet up with Robel, who takes the guys to visit his sisters in his village of Harar. They visit the bustling chat market, and learn how to prepare the traditional stimulant. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Ecuador - The guys' adventure begins by zip lining across jungle canopy, rappelling down waterfalls and bungee jumping off a city bridge. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Papua New Guinea: Without A Paddle - Heading to mainland Papua New Guinea, the guys and their local friend Nick struggle through danger and hard ship in the rugged highlands of the country. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Papua New Guinea: Fire And Water- The trio explore Papua New Guinea and spend the night in a remote village to enjoy a spectacular fire-dancing tribe. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Vietnam - As Vietnam was unified, Scott and Justin will unify with an old friend, Fran, as he explores his family's history for the first time in his life. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Sri Lanka - A country torn by civil war, the crew arrives to see that Sri Lanka is nothing like what they've heard on the news. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Russia: The Bull Of Winter - Justin and Scott head north into Siberia to reach the coldest inhabitable place on earth: the Pole of Cold. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Russia: Comrades And Capitals - Anything is possible in Russia. Starting in the Ukraine, Scott and Justin visit the last man still living in the radioactive zone in Chernobyl. (From Canada) (Documentary/Travel) PG
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Antarctica - In the final episode for the season, the crew are headed to a place they never thought they would ever see in their lifetime - Antarctica. Scott and Justin are granted a rare opportunity to stay in the Chilean scientific base on King George Island. They spend a week learning about life on the continent, while ...
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Chile: Ends of the Earth - On one of the most remote islands on Earth, Easter Island, Scott and Justin experience the breath-taking awe of the infamous heads and try scuba diving again. They then head to Patagonia to help with Gaucho sheep-sheering and to visit a penguin island where a brave little penguin develops a crush...
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Chile: Ups And Downs - Despite Justin's difficulties with altitude sickness in India, they make their way up to 15,000 feet in the Altiplano of northern Chile. Justin again becomes sick and requires a hospital visit and oxygen. Beat down, he tries again, this time in the adventure mecca of San Pedro by biking down a mounta...
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