Les Bouglione, les Gruss et les Falck sont des grandes familles d’artistes, apparues au début du XXe siècle. Elles continuent aujourd’hui de faire rêver les spectateurs. Leurs styles, traditions et moyens sont très différents. Les Bouglione sont installés au Cirque d'hiver à Paris, de Rosa la doyenne, âgée de 105 ans, jusqu'à son arrière-petit-fils Giuliano. Le cirque d’Arlette Gruss est, lui, itinérant et il emploie 250 personnes, de 14 nationalités différentes. Chez les Falck, on est dompteur de père en fils depuis sept générations. Roger Falck, 26 ans, est l’un des plus jeunes dompteurs de France. Sa famille a choisi de faire renaître « la piste aux étoiles ». Le cirque attire chaque année près de 13 millions de Français.
With a staggering 1112 episodes across seven seasons, 'RE: European Stories' is not your average TV series; it's an immersive experience that takes viewers on a captivating tour of Europe. This reportage magazine showcases different aspects of the continent - from focusing on significant political events such as elections to painting detailed portraits of individual countries or highlighting the efforts of single persons driving small-scale European projects.
The series starts powerfully with episode 1 focusing on the right-wing populist 'Party for Freedom' (PVV) which could become the strongest force in the Dutch elections held on March 15, 2017. It portrays how this development becomes a nightmare for migrants and Muslims in the country, demonstrating how rigid positions in this once liberal flagship democracy are. The high-emotional election campaign is shown to change society significantly.
Moving further into Eastern Europe, episode 2 sheds light on Poland's growing fear of Russian invasion since the Ukraine crisis. It shows tens of thousands of men and women trading their everyday outfits for olive-green combat attire to train for defending their homeland. Even Polish education is seen embracing militarization trends with over 30,000 students attending uniform classes where they receive military training using real weapons.