Mythical Roads

To meet today's nomads, the film director Sibylle d’Orgeval had to cross Kyrgyzstan, from the capital Bishkek to Lake Issyk Kul. Then through the mountains and high pastures where the shepherds live she'll head for the south of the country.

No sooner had they arrived in Mexico than the Spanish settlers discovered silver. They then constructed a road 3,000 km long to transport the silver extracted from the mines northward, then towards the West.

Ecuador has had a chaotic history, punctuated by coups d'états and dictatorships.

When you arrive in Africa, it's always pretty much the same. The plane lands at night, and as you step outside you're enveloped in the damp heat. Then you set off into a night of car horns, dust and headlights.

Brazil is a giant that's too often reduced to its wild samba, magical football and endless beaches; however, behind this fantasy lurks an economic colossus and agricultural titan.

The Gulf Stream is one of the most powerful tidal currents on the planet. It warms our coastlines in winter, it harbours billions of species. To get to know the famous current better, we slipped into its wake, heading across the North Atlantic.