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Photographer Lieve Blancquaert travels around the world to show how different cultures deal with aging and death.

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Sep 04, 2018

1 seaons till Oct 23, 2018

Popularity: 0.6325
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Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Herent, Belgium

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes

Season 1

Aired

8 Episodes
  • Episode 1Sun City, US45 min

    Sun City, built in 1960, was the very first village in the world exclusively for over-55s. Lieve is almost 55 herself and wondering if she would fit in mixes for a week among the residents.

  • Episode 2Sulawesi, Indonesia45 min

    Death often means forgetting, but not for the Toraja tribe on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. There they live together with their dead. Lieve can hardly believe it and travels to the other side of the world to experience the unique death culture of the Toraja's up close.

  • Episode 3Okinawa, Japan45 min

    How do you become 100 years old? For the answer Lieve goes to the Japanese island of Okinawa. This is where the oldest people in the world live. The island is a popular place among scientists who do research into long life.

  • Episode 4Accra, Ghana45 min

    In Ghana a funeral is the 'place to be'. Lieve travels from one funeral to another, and tries to find out why the Ghanaians want to outdo each other with the greatest funeral.

  • Episode 5Havana, Cuba45 min

    Cuba has the highest number of people over 60 in Latin America and the figures continue to rise. Lieve visits Santovenia, Havana's largest retirement home where all residents help out in the household. The zest for life of the Cuban elderly is great; they go to discotheques, attend classes at the university, and unite in gymnastics.

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