Documentary (Series) | 2023 | ZDF [de] | Germany
Main data
| Director | Max Langfeldt |
|---|---|
| Written by | Susanne Rostosky, Tamar Baumgarten-Noort |
| Production | btf GmbH |
Brief synopsis
In the first episode of the new "Terra X" documentary series "Fascination Germany," Jasmina Neudecker wants to find out how the element of water shapes nature, wildlife and ultimately people. Water has the power to hollow out stone and destroy rock. Water gives life - and takes life. It is both an artery and a means of transportation. Jasmina Neudecker follows the path of water and takes the viewer on a journey of discovery through Germany.
The expedition begins adventurously: Jasmina Neudecker must conquer her fear of narrow spaces as she descends into the Vetterhöhle cave in the Swabian Alb. But she is rewarded: after vast amounts of mud, narrow cave passages and dangerous rappelling, cathedral-like cave rooms open up. An underground lake not only enchants, but helps solve a mystery: Where does the inexhaustible water of the Blautopf in Blaubeuren come from?
From the mountains of the Alps to Helgoland in the North Sea, water makes its way in countless rivers. Jasmina Neudecker finds out how useful rushing water can be and relives the work of the Trifter as it was more than 100 years ago. In the Partnachklamm gorge, tree trunks were transported down into the valley in this way.
Another stop is the Spreewald with its labyrinthine water veins. The devil himself is said to have created this area. Is there a kernel of truth in the legends? In any case, it doesn't take infernal powers to destroy the landscape: every year, the water in the Spreewald continues to decrease. How can the water shortage, which is catastrophic for the region, be prevented?
The path ends in the North Sea. There, there is enough water - so much that it can swallow up entire islands. Heligoland is an example of how the sea has shaped and simultaneously destroyed the island over time.
"Fascination Germany - The Path of Water" from the series "Terra X" is a captivating journey through Germany - to exotically familiar destinations. With an alert eye, Jasmina Neudecker guides the audience through her homeland.
The expedition begins adventurously: Jasmina Neudecker must conquer her fear of narrow spaces as she descends into the Vetterhöhle cave in the Swabian Alb. But she is rewarded: after vast amounts of mud, narrow cave passages and dangerous rappelling, cathedral-like cave rooms open up. An underground lake not only enchants, but helps solve a mystery: Where does the inexhaustible water of the Blautopf in Blaubeuren come from?
From the mountains of the Alps to Helgoland in the North Sea, water makes its way in countless rivers. Jasmina Neudecker finds out how useful rushing water can be and relives the work of the Trifter as it was more than 100 years ago. In the Partnachklamm gorge, tree trunks were transported down into the valley in this way.
Another stop is the Spreewald with its labyrinthine water veins. The devil himself is said to have created this area. Is there a kernel of truth in the legends? In any case, it doesn't take infernal powers to destroy the landscape: every year, the water in the Spreewald continues to decrease. How can the water shortage, which is catastrophic for the region, be prevented?
The path ends in the North Sea. There, there is enough water - so much that it can swallow up entire islands. Heligoland is an example of how the sea has shaped and simultaneously destroyed the island over time.
"Fascination Germany - The Path of Water" from the series "Terra X" is a captivating journey through Germany - to exotically familiar destinations. With an alert eye, Jasmina Neudecker guides the audience through her homeland.