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Munich Merkur Reports on the Documentary Film “Welt an der Würm”

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Zeitungsbericht im Münchner Merkur über den Dokumentarfilm „Welt an der Würm – Fremde Heimat“

Report on the documentary film “Welt an der Würm – Fremde Heimat” in the Munich Merkur, Starnberg edition, dated January 22, 2026

The Munich Merkur (Starnberg edition) published an in-depth report on January 22, 2026 about our documentary film “Welt an der Würm – Fremde Heimat.”

In the article titled “Remarkable Encounters Along the Würm River,” the newspaper describes the film as a journey of discovery along the Würm River, focusing on hidden places and extraordinary people. The report highlights the close connection between nature, history, and the people who live and work along the river.

Special emphasis is placed on the film’s cinematic approach, which reveals the familiar from a new perspective, as well as on the wide range of encounters with personalities from culture, science, and society. The article also mentions the upcoming cinema premiere at the Breitwandkino Gauting.

We are very pleased with the positive coverage and the interest shown by the Munich Merkur in our film project.

👉 More information about the film and upcoming screening dates can be found here:

welt-an-der-wuerm.de

WORLD ALONG THE WÜRM – FOREIGN HOME

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Feature Documentary Film | Next Screening: February 1, 2026

French water games, Canadian wild geese, Buddhist prayers, beatified women – an entire world within just 39 kilometers of river.

With WORLD ALONG THE WÜRM – FOREIGN HOME, a remarkable feature-length documentary film from Bavaria reaches the screen. Shot in widescreen format, the 60-minute film embarks on a cinematic journey along the Würm River, revealing places and encounters that have largely remained unknown—even to long-time local residents.

The film deliberately focuses on the unfamiliar within the familiar, showing how closely the local and the global are intertwined along this seemingly modest river. After all, the Würm gave its name to the last Ice Age.

Although the camera never strays much farther from the river than a beaver might, the encounters are astonishing. They raise fundamental questions:
What belongs here? What is foreign, what is native? Is home a protected and stable place—or is it itself part of constant transformation? And if so, what does this mean for those who live along the river: loss, danger, change, or enrichment?

Insights come from extraordinary individuals whose lives and work are connected to the Würm, including the internationally renowned photographer Michael Martin, ornithologist Auguste Prinzessin von Bayern, Mark, Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, and Tulku Khyungdor Rinpoche, known as the “White Lama of Munich.” The filmmakers behind the popular TV series Dahoam is Dahoam, whose studios are located along the Würm in Dachau, also share their perspectives.

The film concludes with a timeless observation by Würm resident Karl Valentin:
“A stranger is only strange in a foreign place and only until they no longer feel foreign.”

The project was initiated by filmmaker Friedrich Klütsch, who lives along the Würm in Obermenzing. His close proximity to the subject allowed him to take time and gain unique access to people and places that would otherwise have remained closed.

A small river. Big questions.
A film about home, identity, and the world reflected in the local.

🎬 Next Screening

February 1, 2026

👉 More information, trailer, and screening dates:
https://welt-an-der-wuerm.de