Specials • E2 Nov 9, 2000 45m
The vast Šumava region lies at the heart of Europe. For decades, the death strip of the Iron Curtain cut through this area. What often meant loss of home and great suffering for the people was an extended respite for flora and fauna. Today, national parks surround the protected areas of the Bohemian Forest on the borders of Upper Austria, Bavaria and the Czech Republic. Forests, lakes and moors dominate the landscape, where lynxes, wolves and occasionally even moose have found a new home. The documentary follows the life of a farming family in the midst of this reborn nature.
