Bergblut

(Mountain Blood)
by Philipp J. Pamer
120’, Germany, 2010

Augusta, 1809. Because of a brawl that ended badly, Katharina, a young Bavarian, and her husband Franz are forced to leave Bavaria and seek refuge in Franz’s homeland, Tyrol. There, in the heart of the Alps, the situation is tense. The Bavarians and the French, who have occupied Tyrol for four years, are despised by the locals. Katharina is received cooly by Franz’s family. Franz has been away from his country for a long time, and becomes enthusiastic about the ideas of Andreas Hofer, an innkeeper and leader of the Schützen, who urged the Tyrolese farmers to revolt against the excessive power of the Bavarians and French. Franz departs for the war. Katharina, left  alone, must face difficult days on the farm, until she succeeds in winning over Franz’s family and the villagers. The Tyrolese return victorious from the battle at Bergisel, but the war is not over and the time arrives for the young soldiers to leave again. Katharina finds a way to prevent Franz from returning to war, but for this she is driven away by his family. She will pass the year of the insurrection as a Bavarian in Tyrol, not knowing if her destiny and that of her husband will be closely tied to that of Andreas Hofer. 

Philipp J. Pamer
Born in South Tyrol, in 1985, he studied at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film in Munich. His short films have received numerous international awards.