Introduction by Director Mario Kreuzer and Writer Leander Khil

Engaging Youth & Family

PKM FilmproduktionsgmbH, ORF, ARTE, ORF-Enterprise

Secret dramas, survival strategies and strong personalities are revealed among the birds in the idyllic setting of a European garden. Through the seasons, songbirds compete for food sources, always on the lookout for their two deadly enemies: the cat lurking on the threshold and the sparrowhawk swooping in from beyond the garden fence, while the Aesculapian snake slithers in to grab any unattended eggs. Robins, wrens, blue tits, blackbirds, swallows, swifts and starlings are the surprising stars of this film, that recasts our view of apparently familiar territory.