Section: Homeland | Domownja | Domizna

DIE RÜCKKEHR DER WÖLFE

WOLVES RETURN

Thomas Horat
Switzerland, 2019, 91 Min

“What do we need the wolf for?”, two sheep farmers ask, worried for their livestock, and a wild animal biologist answers: “It comes, it doesn’t ask us.” Thomas Horat explores what it really means to live with the wolf in Switzerland, Austria, Bulgaria, Poland, Minnesota and Lower Lusatia, one of the film’s main locations. Pros and cons, historical digressions, emotions, information and spectacular footage of an animal that reflects us and our relationship with nature.

A sheep farmer in the Alps who can’t really afford a sheep dog due to the small size of his herd. A behavioural scientist who sees the wolf as mankind’s social sister. A Lusatian wolf manager who playfully stills children’s fear of the animal, stoked by the media. A couple in the icy solitude of the American wilderness who daily feel the wolves’ presence. A shepherd in Bulgaria who coexists with them like his ancestors. A scientist who researches where our fear of wolves stems from and another who demands regulation. In contrast to the frequently heated public debate, Horat approaches the polarising topic in an almost contemplative manner, hears the people in front of the camera out and lets his eye wander. In this calm way he liberates the animals, humans and the debate from ideological ballast. In particular, he showcases the beauty of a creature without any high-tech effects, so ubiquitous these days, just like anybody could discover it. GL

Filmformat
DCP | doc. | Farbe / Colour
Drehbuch
Thomas Horat
Kamera
Luzius Wespe
Ton
Thomas Horat
Schnitt
Guido Henseler
Musik
Artra Trio
Darsteller
Ueli Metz, Lieni Schneller, David Gerke, Reinhard Schnidrig, Gudrun Pflüger, Kurt Kotrschal, Michaela Walchhofer, Franz Holleis, Karsten Nitsch, Stephan Kaasche, Sabina Nowak, Robert Mysłajek, Natalia Niedźwiecka, Maciek Szewczyk, Elena Tsingarska, Ivan Beliov, L. David Mech, Shannon Barber-Meyer, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Steve Voiles, Johnnie Hyde, Bert Hyde
Produzent
Salome Pitchen
Produktion
Settebello Film GmbH
Co-Produktion
SRF Schweizer Fernsehen
Kontakt
mythenfilm
Thomas Horat
thomas@mythenfilm.ch
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