The Last Common Hamsters

The Last Common Hamsters

A wildlife filmmaker sets out to document the last common hamsters before they disappear forevermore.

2025 · 118 min · Documentary

For almost three years, nature filmmaker and ecologist David Cebulla has been observing wild Common hamsters. He not only tries to learn more about the species, but also documents why hamsters are globally threatened with extinction. David travels from the western border of the distribution area in France via Germany, Poland, Austria and Hungary to the eastern border of the distribution area in the Kazakh steppe. In the process, he manages to capture some unique and fantastic images. But during the project, it becomes increasingly difficult to find animals living in the wild.

Directed by David Cebulla · Written by Heide Moldenhauer

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