People and Culture

Hot Roads – The World's Most Dangerous Roads

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Embark on a perilous journey along the world's most treacherous roads, exploring the lives of those who depend on them while experiencing the danger and breathtaking beauty they offer, all captured through multiple perspectives.

A risky expedition along thoroughfares that harbor mortal danger for those who use them or live on them.

They run through deserts, ice and snow, deep in the jungle, along water and over mountains: the world’s most dangerous roads. Many risk their lives along these roads. Yet for lack of alternative routes, locals continue to use them for transportation. This series tells stories that take place along the routes, of the people who live along them and for whom these are part and parcel of their personal destiny.

The landscapes through which these routes wind are unique and exert their never-ending fascination even on regular travelers. “Hot Roads – The World’s Most Dangerous Roads” accompanies people on adventures where the journey is its own reward. The filmmakers tag along in the driver’s seat of trucks, on the rear benches of busses and in the passenger seat of regular cars to experience the danger and beauty these roads offer from different perspectives – through the windshield and in the rearview mirror simultaneously.

Episodic Breakdown:
• Season 1: 5 x 60' (1. The Manahli-Leh Highway 2. The Nawabpur Road in Dhaka 3. The Adriatic Highway 4. The Hot Routes of Mali 5. The Long Road to Sibiria)
• Season 2: 5 x 60' (1. The Road To Death In The Andes 2. The Racing Cyclists Of Burundi 3. The Sichuan-Tibet Highway 4. The Philippine Serpentines 5. The Canadian Ice Roads)
• Season 3 (New 2023): 6 x 60' (1. Camels and Trucks in Rajasthan 2. British Columbia’s Bella Coola Highway 3. On Tanzania’s Dusty Roads 4. Georgia's Abano Pass 5. The Trans Sulawesi Highway 6. Navigating Norway's Arctic Roads)

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Programme Details

DURATION
16 x 60'
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER
ARTE-01-01 ZDF-Logo NDR
AVAILABLE IN
4K / HD
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
English