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FRONTLINE Goes Inside Ecuador’s Drug War, Illuminating the Stark Human Toll

Watch the documentary at pbs.org/frontline and in the PBS App starting Nov. 11, 2025, at 7/6c. It will premiere on PBS stations (check local listings) and on ...
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In a Foxhole, a Soldier’s One Request: ‘Don’t Make Me Out as a Hero’

He went by the call sign ‘Sheva,’ and he’s at the heart of a pivotal scene in ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka,’ the new documentary from the Oscar-winning team behind ‘20 Days in Mariupol.’ ...
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‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ Filmmaker on Filming While ‘Death Is Walking Around You’

Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov, who won an Oscar for "20 Days in Mariupol," discusses his decision to focus on Ukraine's fight in the village of Andriivka and what he learned about human nature in the ...
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‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ follows Ukrainians forced into combat in Russia’s invasion

The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is just a few months short of the four-year mark. PBS's Frontline, working with the Associated Press, will air "2000 Meters to Andriivka," a relentless ...
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Ecuador’s Military Detained an 11-Year-Old Boy. Then He Was Found Dead.

Facing a surge in gang violence and drug-linked crime, Ecuador’s government launched a military crackdown. Critics allege the military has ‘disappeared’ innocents, including 11-year-old Steven Gerald ...
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Ecuador in Transition: Marcel Mettelsiefen on Documenting a Nation in Crisis

Filmmaker Marcel Mettelsiefen talks about making the documentary ‘Drug War in Ecuador,’ an on-the-ground look at how institutions, gangs and ordinary people are navigating the country’s ongoing crisis ...
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Drug War in Ecuador

FRONTLINE examines how a once-peaceful nation is now gripped by drug cartels, violence and a military crackdown. With rare access to gang recruits, police, politicians and families caught in the ...
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FRONTLINE Launches FRONTLINE FEATURES: A Dedicated Effort to Produce and Distribute Cinematic, Feature-Length and Short Documentaries

TUE., NOV. 18, 2025 — FRONTLINE, the award-winning PBS documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, has announced the launch of FRONTLINE FEATURES — a new effort dedicated to producing cinematic ...
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Drug War in Ecuador

A once peaceful nation now gripped by drug cartels, violence, and a military crackdown. A once peaceful nation now gripped by drug cartels, violence, and a military crackdown. With rare access to gang ...