Das geheime Leben der Bäume

Year: 2020
Country: Germany
Director: Jörg Adolph
Genre: documentary
Runtime: 96 min.
Age: 0+

The forester and bestselling author Peter Wohlleben opens our eyes to the hidden world of the woods

When Peter Wohlleben published his book “The Hidden Life of Trees” in 2015, he stormed all the bestseller charts overnight: no one had ever written about the German woods like the forester from the parish of Wershofen before.

Wohlleben tells us in an  entertaining and enlightening fashion about the solidarity and cohesion of the trees and strikes a chord with his ever-growing  community of readers: he brings us closer to these astounding living entities in guided tours of the woods and readings. Wohlleben  travels to Sweden to see the oldest tree in the world; he visits businesses in Vancouver that are looking for a new approach to how  to treat the woods; he sides with the demonstrators in the Hambacher Forst. Because he knows that we humans can only survive if  the woods are healthy – and that the eleventh hour is already upon us… 

Awards & Festivals:

Vancouver International Film Festival – Rob Stewart Eco Warrior Award