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Report by the Süddeutsche Zeitung on “Welt an der Würm – Fremde Heimat”

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Bericht der Süddeutschen Zeitung über den Dokumentarfilm „Welt an der Würm – Fremde Heimat“

The Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on the documentary film “Welt an der Würm – Fremde Heimat” by Friedrich Klütsch, which focuses on life along the Würm River and was created over a period of more than fifteen years.

As the article describes, the film combines nature footage with interviews and observational scenes of people and places along the approximately 40-kilometer-long river. It addresses historical developments as well as contemporary social and ecological issues.

The newspaper identifies the presence of what is described as a recurring motif along the Würm River as a recurring motif. The film traces a historical arc from Roman times through the post-war years to events of the more recent past. It follows neither a geographical nor a chronological structure, instead arranging scenes associatively and largely dispensing with explanatory voice-over commentary.

The report also highlights the film’s calm visual language, featuring images of water and landscape, as well as the restrained film music by Wolfgang M. Neumann. Overall, the newspaper categorizes the film as a cinematic approach to a cultural landscape and its history.

The film will be screened at Kino Breitwand Gauting on the following dates:

  • Sunday, February 1, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.

  • Sunday, February 8, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.

  • Tuesday, February 17, 2026 – 6:15 p.m.

  • Sunday, February 22, 2026 – 1:00 p.m.

Further information about the film can be found at:
www.welt-an-der-wuerm.de

Film Premiere “Welt an der Würm – Fremde Heimat” | DemaxTV

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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