Alpine Saga

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.

Cast

Anton Büeler Anton Büeler

Albert Gwerder Albert Gwerder

Erich Gwerder Erich Gwerder

Alois Langenegger Alois Langenegger

Dominic Langenegger Dominic Langenegger

Josef Schelbert Josef Schelbert

Toni Schelbert Toni Schelbert

Peter Suter Peter Suter

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