In this episode, discover a secret society that fuels the most extravagant theories. Globally influential, more powerful than any government, and always lurking in the shadows, its members are said to control the world. Most people don't believe in the existence of this organization. And yet... it did exist! Its name: the Illuminati. Between humanism and secrecy, historical truth, and conspiracy, uncover its mysterious fate. A real secret society that existed.

Bavaria, May 1, 1776, 2 a.m. The forest of Ingolstadt, in the south of present-day Germany, is engulfed in darkness. All the inhabitants of the nearby town are peacefully asleep. But the branches, moss, and undergrowth quiver with discreet animal life, known only to the night. A man steps forward, a lantern in hand. He wears a long black coat, a scarf, and his white-powdered hair is elegantly swept to the sides. His name is Adam Weishaupt.

Production : Bababam

Voice : Fabrice Muracciole

Translation of the French script of Hélène Vézier.

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