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Germany
As autumn approaches, the sheep are brought back to their winter quarters. In this segment, we also see how beautiful the region is in the evenings.
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Germany
Autumn in the Alps brings with it all kinds of new sights: the woolly sheep are rounded up by their owners, the larches are ablaze in color, the squirrels prepare for winter, and the mating battles are in full force among the stags.
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Germany
In this video, we get to observe the mating rituals of the chamois, and how a mother protects her young from a fox on the hunt.
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Germany
The autumn is short-lived in Vorarlberg, and soon the mountain landscape is blanketed in snow. The ibexes are provided with feeding stations to ensure that they survive the winter.
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Germany Berlinian
Die Klasse – Berlin '61 is a docudrama about a class of students who commuted from East Berlin to the West on a daily basis to attend school, and the consequences of the construction of the Berlin Wall. The story is told through interviews as well as reenacted scenes.
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Germany Berlinian
Even though adolescents who were denied the right to attend high school in East Berlin could find ways to continue their education in the West, neither the commute nor the social dynamics were easy.
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Germany Berlinian
The students at the Kepler School can spend their evenings out in West Berlin as well, but are constantly dealing with the boundaries.
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Germany Berlinian
As rumors began that the border was to be closed, the students began to wonder how their studies and lives would progress.
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Germany
Smuggling items to relatives who had left Berlin was a difficult mission. At the same time, it often seemed difficult to completely comprehend how high the stakes would be.
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Germany
Outside of the classroom, the students who travelled to the West for school were confronted with important life decisions and their consequences.
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Germany
Tough decisions had to be made as the future became more and more uncertain. Even the annual class trip required students living in the East to travel separately.
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Germany Berlinian
On the way back from their class trip, the students already have the feeling that their lives will never be the same again.
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Germany
As the first incarnation of the Berlin Wall went up, the students and their families scrambled to make quick decisions.
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Germany
After the border had officially been closed, the students were separated and often didn't know if their friends on the other side were OK. Luckily, a few letters got through.
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Germany
The restrictions placed on residents of both West and East Berlin intensifies to the point where the classmates aren't even actually allowed to have contact.
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