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Fareed Zakaria Documentaries

CNN's Fareed Zakaria documents some of the most important and impactful stories of our time at home and abroad.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Two Faces of Kim Jong Un
    January 28, 2024
    46min
    TV-14
    CNN's Fareed Zakaria addresses what he sees as the real reasons for Kim Jong Un's sudden transformation, fascinating stories of Kim Jong Un's father and grandfather, and how the fearsome North Korean propaganda machine was developed.
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  2. S1 E2 - Saudi Arabia: Kingdom of Secrets
    January 28, 2024
    46min
    TV-14
    CNN's Fareed Zakaria explores a country where women are property and music and movies are evil -- until a new Crown Prince brings unimaginable freedoms. But there is a dark side -- is Saudi Arabia's new regime guilty of murder?
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  3. S1 E3 - State of Hate: The Explosion of White Nationalism
    January 28, 2024
    45min
    TV-14
    White supremacy has become a crisis in the United States. How did this happen? CNN's Fareed Zakaria traces the roots of the current crisis and looks at history to discover how racism becomes a political movement.
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  4. S1 E4 - Presidents on Trial: An Inside Look at Impeachment
    January 28, 2024
    43min
    TV-14
    President Trump is the third president in history voted to be impeached by the House of Representatives. CNN's Fareed Zakaria examines the history of impeachment and what it means today.
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  5. S1 E5 - How They See Us: A Global View of Trump's America
    January 28, 2024
    39min
    TV-14
    CNN's Fareed Zakaria interviews world leaders in politics and economics about how the global community views America, and whether the United States can still be a leading nation during uncertain times.
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  6. S1 E6 - How the World Sees America
    January 28, 2024
    43min
    TV-14
    After four years of a Donald Trump presidency, what is America's standing in the world? CNN's Fareed Zakaria examines whether America can regain the ground it lost as the world's superpower and who would stand with us in a moment of crisis.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Divided States of America: What Is Tearing Us Apart?
    January 28, 2024
    44min
    TV-MA
    Fareed Zakaria investigates how the divide between Republicans and Democrats in America has become a national crisis, the role of extreme right-wing media, racial hatred and the feelings of betrayal from Americans who feel they've been left behind.
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  8. S1 E8 - A Radical Rebellion: The Transformation of the GOP
    January 28, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    CNN's Fareed Zakaria examines what happened to Republicans and why the GOP largely became the Trump Party -- from the formation of the right-wing base beginning in the 1960s all the way to today -- with a Republican Party at war with itself.
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  9. S1 E9 - China's Iron Fist: Xi Jinping and the Stakes for America
    January 28, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    CNN's Fareed Zakaria explores Xi Jinping’s rise to becoming the paramount leader of China, following Jinping’s role in building up the world's second largest economy and his increasingly authoritarian policy stances.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Fight to Save American Democracy
    January 28, 2024
    43min
    TV-14
    Democracy in America is in danger. Could it die out completely? CNN's Fareed Zakaria looks at the evidence that this country is turning away from democracy, even as the entire world follows a similar trend.
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  11. S1 E11 - Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin
    January 28, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    As Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine rages on, Fareed Zakaria takes viewers inside the mind of the man behind the conflict: Vladimir Putin. How did Putin come to fear and hate the West? Zakaria reveals what drives the notorious strongman.
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  12. S1 E12 - Global Lessons on Guns
    January 28, 2024
    39min
    TV-14
    Fareed Zakaria explores the complicated politics of guns and gun policies in America, examines violent crime in other countries and discusses gun ownership, safety and policies.
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  13. S1 E13 - Supreme Power: Inside the Highest Court in the Land
    January 28, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    With top legal scholars and insiders, Fareed Zakaria examines how dramatic and unprecedented some of the Supreme Court's latest decisions are, while tracing the history of the court through the 20th century.
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  14. S1 E14 - Immigration Breakdown: A Fareed Zakaria Special
    January 28, 2024
    46min
    TV-14
    Fareed Zakaria offers a thoughtful, wide-ranging look at immigration, exploring the situation at the border, immigration’s effects on politics in the U.S. and around the world, and its history of racism and redemption.
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  15. S1 E15 - Artificial Intelligence: Its Promise...and Peril
    January 28, 2024
    39min
    TV-14
    The world seems at once enamored with and fearful of artificial intelligence. Fareed breaks through the hype with expert guests to explain the risks and benefits.
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