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The Berchtesgaden Alps (1/11)

Those who wish to survive in this wilderness must be perfectly attuned to their environment. The film presents the most beautiful and most interesting denizens of the mountains. At dizzying heights, the viewers meet chamois, always on guard against the talons of the golden eagles, bustling marmots, masters of camouflage like the snow grouse and mountain flowers like the legendary edelweiss. Far be..

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Year Of Production	2011
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV], English [DUB]

The Bavarian Forest (2/11)

In the 1980s, a bark beetle infestation left the Bavarian Forest National Park looking like a post-apocalyptic ground zero, the "largest forest cemetery" in Central Europe. In the intervening years, however, a unique natural wonder has taken place: the forest has restored itself to its original form - without human intervention. The film tells the story of how a "catastrophe" struck a former indus..

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Year Of Production	2012
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV]

The Main (3/11)

The Main is a reflection of Germany's natural environment. Restrained and yet irrepressible. For decades, it was disregarded as a mere sewer of the Economic Miracle era. However, as the second longest river in Germany, winding its way from east to west along a route measuring 542 kilometers, it has much more to offer. Over its course, it flows past four major German low mountain ranges and is now..

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Year Of Production	2012
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV]

The German Danube (4/11)

The film follows the changing of the seasons along the German section of the Danube - from the springs in the wildly romantic Black Forest down to the Austrian border at Passau - a good 600 kilometers away. Exciting questions are answered using astonishing imagery: questions about the Danube's source, the sections where the river runs underground, the extraordinary water meadow landscapes with the..

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Year Of Production	2013
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV]

Lake Constance (5/11)

Southern flair and the relaxed ambiance of the Mediterranean surrounds Europe's largest lake north of the Alps in the border triangle between Germany, Austria and Switzerland. With its magical locations and picturesque lake views, it attracts millions of visitors to its shores every year. Along with the mild climate, enchanting cultural landscape and romantic hamlets, Lake Constance also offers a..

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Year Of Production	2015
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV]

The Zugspitze (6/11)

At 2962 meters, the Zugspitze is the highest peak in Germany, a popular subject for postcard pictures and the epitome of mass tourism. However it also has many unknown facets and a very serious side: scorching heat, biting cold and violent storms, floods and the onslaughts of winter are all part of life here. The film is a fascinating journey from the valley floor across the torrents up to the pea..

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Year Of Production	2015
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV]

The Chiemsee (7/11)

With a water surface area of 80 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 73 m, the Chiemsee, or the "Bavarian Lake" as it is also known is the largest lake in Germany and yet it has been shrinking constantly since it was first formed by a glacial melt. The film presents the creatures that live on and in the lake and shows how sensitive, the cycle of nature is to human intervention. The protagonist..

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Year Of Production	2016
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV]

The Rhön (8/11)

The Rhön is often described as the land of open spaces. For no other low mountain range in Germany is this description better suited than it is for the Rhön. From the mountaintops, you can let your gaze wander in all directions across the countryside. This biosphere reserve is home to black storks in primal beech forests; there are also basalt columns, mysterious moors and glacial scree slopes. Ov..

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Year Of Production	2016
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV]

The Hainich: Thuringia's Ancient Forest (9/11)

In the Hainich National Park in Thuringia - Germany's largest contiguous deciduous forest - dying and dead trees create excellent living conditions for an extraordinary variety of species. The dead wood can rot slowly here, offering a habitat for countless insects, fungi and rare mosses. Largely undisturbed by human activity, shy wild cats, badgers and foxes make their home in the Hainich, one of..

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Year Of Production	2017
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV]

Hidden Wilderness - Along the Wild Isar

Germany's largest wild river, the Isar, rises in the Karwendel range of the Alps and flows for 300 kilometers through Tyrol and Bavaria, before joining the Danube at Deggendorf. Downstream, its inherent beauty is a natural advantage to the city of Munich despite being largely tamed and canalized here. Upstream, the Isar retains its original character, changing its course constantly over the first..

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Year Of Production	2017
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV],French [DUB]

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