BIRDWATCHER – A STORY OF LONGING (WT)

At a time when everyday life is becoming increasingly digital and the internet seems to answer all of our questions, looking through binoculars is also a way of searching for something original, something unique, something true.

In this story of longing, we meet the world-famous author Jonathan Franzen, a Dortmund-based trucker, a young team of aspiring ornithologists – and many more, all united by their passion. The birds become the place where their hope and confidence, fears and worries, but also dreams and visions, are projected. And it tells the story of people who are committed to preserving their habitats. The world of birds becomes a metaphor for the state of society in a time of great upheaval.