Alpine Saga (Das Erbe der Bergler) 17 years old

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.

Credits

Josef Schelbert as Josef Schelbert

Anton Büeler as Anton Büeler

Peter Suter as Peter Suter

Erich Gwerder as Erich Gwerder

Dominic Langenegger as Dominic Langenegger

Toni Schelbert as Toni Schelbert

Alpine Saga Cast

Alpine Saga Crew