Undercover Asia: Black Markets and Slave Trade

Undercover Asia: Black Markets and Slave Trade
TV Show · Reality · Documentary

Investigators go undercover to expose the secret underbelly of Asia and its sprawling economy; a look at crime, violence, injustice, and social problems in the region.

2015 · 44m
Starring Remesh Panicker
Director Ali Fowle

Season 2

  • EPISODE 3
    The Organ Bazaar
    An investigation into the organ trade, in which a human organ is sold on the black market every hour.
    44m
  • EPISODE 10
    North Korean Slaves
    An insight into how more than 50,000 North Korean men and women are enslaved in 40 countries. North Korea and the countries that play host to their workers have been able to keep this modern-day slavery a secret until now.
    45m
  • EPISODE 12
    Blood Jade
    Jade mining in Myanmar is a multibillion-dollar industry shrouded in secrecy and corruption, and controlled by some of the most notorious figures from a militant past. A world of desperation surrounds the race for one of world's most valuable gems.
    45m
  • EPISODE 1
    Paedophile Hunters
    The story of prolific child abuser, Richard Huckle, and how he was able to avoid capture from authorities for over nine years, as well as how the simplest of clues led to his arrest and conviction.
    47m
  • EPISODE 2
    Lonely Deaths
    In Japan an estimated 30,000 people per year die alone in their homes in a social crisis known as Lonely Death.
    45m
  • EPISODE 3
    Kidnapped: Abu Sayaff
    Despite his own ordeal at the hands of Abu Sayyaf, journalist Baker Atyani returns to the Philippines to find out why they are prospering.
    48m

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Cast & Crew

  • R‌P
    Remesh Panicker
    Narrator
  • A‌F
    Ali Fowle
    Director
  • A‌F
    Ali Fowle
    Producer
  • A‌F
    Ali Fowle
    Writer

About

Undercover Asia: Black Markets and Slave Trade

Reality

Investigators go undercover to expose the secret underbelly of Asia and its sprawling economy; a look at crime, violence, injustice, and social problems in the region.

Information

Studio
CINPAL
Released
2015
Rated
M

Languages

Subtitles

English (United States) (SDH)

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  • Armenia
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  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
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  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
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Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
  • Deutschland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Nederland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
  • Россия
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela (Español)

The United States and Canada

  • Canada (English)
  • Canada (Français)
  • United States
  • Estados Unidos (Español México)