Netflix has made a strong foray into the documentary category, enjoying a successful run. The streaming giant has several shows focusing on human, environmental issues, and society, pulling viewers in. One such is Icarus (2017), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. One of the most recent is My Octopus Teacher, which earned a Critics' Choice Documentary Award and an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.  

 And the list goes on, but has Netflix added The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan to its library? Here is a look at the documentary and how one can stream it online.

The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan is available to stream on Netflix. The documentary is also available to watch on YouTube in certain regions. It aired in the United States for the first time on April 20, 2010, on PBS Frontline. 

Before that, it premiered in the UK at the Royal Society of Arts in March 2010. This 52-minute documentary is directed by Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi. It follows an Afghan journalist who sheds light on the harrowing practice of wealthy men keeping impoverished young boys to exploit them for entertainment and s***** activities. 

This is also tied to displays of status and power. The practice shown in the eye-opening documentary is illegal under Afghan law. Apart from The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan, the streaming giant has also added several documentaries that shed light on pressing issues today. 

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Here are three of the latest documentaries on Netflix that are worth watching this year.

The first in the lineup is The Plastic Detox, which is currently streaming on Netflix. Through a 90-day experiment, the documentary sheds light on how plastic is unknowingly involved in our lives and how it affects people. It is helmed by famed director Louie Psihoyos (You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment). 

  Another documentary is The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell. It makes a brilliant attempt to show how AI has already entered several spheres, including jobs and healthcare. Rather than scaring viewers, it focuses on how people can deal with the situation and find a balance to coexist with AI.

The Dinosaurs is another intriguing documentary produced by Steven Spielberg and narrated by Morgan Freeman. It explores the rise and fall of dinosaurs. This lineup makes up the watch list for this month until the streaming giants drop more award-winning documentaries. 

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