Robert Schabus

The Alps, unique and meanwhile also endangered, are stretching across eight European countries. Rural exodus on the one hand and overtourism on the other often exist close together. And above all hovers the inevitable threat of climate change.

The film shows life on Austrian farms in an unvarnished and unemotional way. As diverse as the farmers shown are, from organic farmers to conventional agricultural engineers, their message is unanimous: things cannot go on like this. Something is wrong. It shows how economic policy and society are increasingly capitulating to industry. The pictures are not rosy, but there are moments of hope.

The crisis of western democracies is ubiquitous and recovery not on the horizon. Accompanying people from various European countries, the film is on the search for the reasons behind the alarming situation.