The definition of "tourism" is redefined as New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier sets his sights on the world of dark tourism. From nuclear tourism in Japan to Pablo Escobar-inspired tourism in Columbia to frontier tourism in Turkmenistan, David visits the world’s grisly and offbeat destinations, meeting travelers drawn to them, and the people telling these stories day after day.
Director: David Farrier
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8 episodes
David meets Pablo Ecobar's enforcer in Colombia. Later, he witnesses an exorcism in Mexico and participates in a faux illegal border crossing.
Runtime: 41 minDavid visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents.
Runtime: 41 minDavid meets a Jeffrey Dahmer enthusiast in Milwaukee, takes two tours dedicated to JFK's assassination in Dallas and dines with vampires in New Orleans.
Runtime: 42 minIn Kazakhstan, David and a fellow dark tourist swim in a lake formed by a nuclear blast. Later, David's trip to Turkmenistan doesn't go as planned
Runtime: 42 minAfter participating in a World War II reenactment, David visits a disturbing museum. He then travels to Cyprus in hopes of seeing a forbidden city.
Runtime: 41 minIn Cambodia, David is offered the chance to shoot a cow. Later, he tours Myanmar before witnessing the cleaning of a mummified corpse in Indonesia.
Runtime: 39 minDavid attends a voodoo festival in Benin, visits an infamous area of Johannesburg and speaks with white South African separatists.
Runtime: 41 minCharles Manson's pen pal gets confrontational in an interview. Also, David prepares for the end of the world and visits an extreme haunted house.
Runtime: 42 minDark Tourist | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix