Films

Munich, Orient

Directly next to Munich central station you can meet with the orient. „Little Istanbul“, this is how the people in Munich commonly call the district „Ludwigsvorstadt“. Here, people speak Turkish, Greek, Italian, Serbian or Croation, but hardly ever Bavarian. The multi-cultural quarter with its fruit and vegetable shops, Turkish bars and secret backyards has become a home for many: the Turkish pizza-baker Selo who wants to obtain his driving licence; his driving instructor Sigi, who gives her lessons bilingual; the Albanian fugitive Lena and her sister Teranda. And for the dressmaker Karagöl, who opened the first Turkish tailoring business at… 2003, BR, 60 min

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My Foreign Child

For five years Susan and Rainer Werner have dreamed of becoming a real family. Shortly before their departure for Haiti in February 2004, a bloody civil war breaks out there and the two girls they are planning to adopt are caught in the thick of it. The Werners are thrown into a spiral of emotion, which we witness as we accompany them on their exciting journey towards having a family of their own. 2004, ZDF, 33 min

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My Foreign Child

Four Years after the Adoption

When Susan and Rainer Werner were allowed to adopt two little girls - Alisha and Luana - from Haiti, their greatest wish had finally come true. It was the end of a long journey for the couple. Now the story of this unusual adoption continues with a second film in the ZDF strand, 37 Grad. Alisha is now six years old, her sister Luana is four. The two girls quickly captured the hearts of those around them, but the idyll is not perfect, particularly for Alisha who carries the burden of her past. Nonetheless, Susan and Rainer love their girls… 2007, ZDF, 30 min

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Ol´Man River

A Trip Down the Mississippi

1996, SR / ARD, 2 x 45 min

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On the Banks of the River of Ice

In the High Alps there are only a few places where untouched nature and civilisation live as close together as on the Großglockner Mountain. Since the construction of the High Alps Route, thousands upon thousands of tourists drive to the mountain summit every year, high above the Pasterze, Austria's largest glacier, which is losing volume every year. Matti Bauer sets off to visit people who live on the edge of the glacier: mountain guides, national park attendants, landlords and sheep farmers. They each have their own opinions of the Pasterze, which legend says used to be a green meadow. On… 2009, BR, 45 min

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