Alpine Saga (2006)

Award-winning director Langjahr returns to his beloved Alps to document a group of people continuing the legacy of their forefathers. Every year on Swiss National day, August 1, the Wildheuer climb up the steep mountain of the «Hinteren Heubrig», fitted out with scythes and wearing wooden shoes with spikes, just as their ancestors did before them. They are part of a generation who have lived with the challenges of nature and survived it. In his film, Langjahr's poetic realism gives an insight into these people's experience of the simple life, the very foundation of human existence.

Released

2006-10-19

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

97 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Erich Langjahr, Erich Langjahr

TMDB rating

6.8/10 from 5 votes