our selection for Sunday May 5

A rare western, a dark page in French history, and an immersion in the mysteries of the hospital and its practical troubles. Tonight, it’s all going strong.

Against the law of retaliation: “Bravados”

A man pursues thugs responsible for the death of his wife… Surprise in an American cinema quick to justify violence: it is a real call for tolerance made by one of the great humanists of Hollywood, Henry King. The opportunity to prove that Joan Collins did not only shine in the sequined dresses of Dynasty.

At 9:05 p.m. on Arte. Film directed by Henry King (USA, 1958). With Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd. Rebroadcast.

Deadly episode: “Congo-Ocean: a railway and blood”

The French administration called it a “civilizing” adventure. In reality, carnage. A look back at the construction of the Brazzaville – Pointe-Noire railway line, a titanic project, which cost the lives of nearly twenty thousand Africans, subjected to appalling working conditions.

At 10:40 p.m. on France 5. Documentary directed by Catherine Bernstein. (France, 2023). Rebroadcast.

#MeToo hospital: “Gowns not so white”

Solid and chilling investigation into abuse in hospitals. Aggressions, humiliations, abuses of integration parties: an overall picture which questions the famous “carabine culture” and its systemic abuses.

At 11:10 p.m. on M6. Documentary directed by Marie Portolano and Grégoire Huet. (France, 2024). Unpublished.

And if you don’t find what you’re looking for… Check out tonight’s TV schedule. Or dig into our latest Netflix series recommendations.