Along the New Silk Road

Season 1

Through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan once ran the ancient Silk Road, the world's trade center. Ruben Terlou and Jelle Brandt Corstius explore the area which has renewed interest in the world.

Where to Watch Along the New Silk Road • Season 1

6 Episodes

  • The Sheriff and the Banker
    E1
    The Sheriff and the BankerCentral Asia was once the hub of world trade. Now we hear little about it, while it is teeming with intriguing stories. Ruben Terlou and Jelle Brandt Corstius go in search of this in this six-part series.
  • Daughters-in-law and Soldiers
    E2
    Daughters-in-law and SoldiersIn Uzbekistan, young brides learn to obey their mother-in-law. In Tajikistan, boys are kidnapped on a large scale by the army. What's it like being young there?
  • Regained Freedom
    E3
    Regained FreedomThe countries in Central Asia are trying to develop their own identity after almost a hundred years of occupation by Russia. Can that legacy be erased? Young Kyrgyz people consciously choose again for the nomadic existence, which they had been forced to give up under the domination of the Soviet Union. Jelle Brandt Corstius sleeps with them in a traditional yurt. Ruben Terlou speaks Kazakhs who were in the notorious re-education camps in China. Most people think of those camps as Uyghurs, but other Muslim minorities are also sent there to turn them into a kind of Chinese model citizens.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6

Cast of Season 1

  • Ruben TerlouSelf
  • Jelle Brandt CorstiusSelf

 

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