Historical drama to get your teeth into, that’s Das Heilige Land Tyrol! You might know the Tyrol as a place of breathtaking scenery and wonderful old towns (and if you don’t, then it’s well worth a visit), but its history is also one of rebellion, violence, war and bloodshed. It is spring 1809. Katharina’s Tyrolean husband, Franz, is arguing with a French soldier in Augsburg’s marketplace. It ends with the soldier dead by accident and the young couple fleeing the city for Franz’s homeland.
Even on the way it’s obvious that the mood in the Alpine land is at breaking point. Bavaria and France, which have occupied the Tyrol for years, are despised, which doesn’t guarantee the Bavarian Katharina the warmest of welcomes. She soon misses the warmth and comfort of her family in Augsburg.
After so many years away from home, Franz is quickly caught up in the enthusiasm of the independence movement around Andreas Hofer. He calls the Tyrolean farmers to rise up. Before long, Franz marches with his younger brother off to war, leaving Katharina at home. Reliant for the first time only on herself, Katharina undergoes hard times until, finally, she masters the tasks at hands and wins the villagers’ respect.
Against all the odds, the Tyroleans return victorious from their battles. The villagers celebrate. Only Katharina and the village priest recognise that although the night belongs to them, a lasting victory is impossible. Forced to make a decision, Katharina decides to render Franz unfit for battle. But he discovers her plan, their relationship shatters and Katharina is expelled from the farm.

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World Premier at Bozner Filmtage, April 16th 2010
German Premier at Filmfest München (Munich), summer 2010

Titel:	Tyrol(WT)
Genre:	Period Piece
Length:	122 min.
Format:	1:1,85, 35mm, Color
Language:	Deutsch
Production Company:	FR ENTERTAINMENT Bayerischer Rundfunk HFF München Remulus Film Kaissar Film
Funding:	FFF Bayern Land Südtirol
Producer:	Florian Reimann
Associate Producers:	Philipp J. Pamer Konrad Pamer Khaled Kaissar Balint Tolnay-Knefely
Director:	Philipp J. Pamer
Written by:	Philipp J. Pamer
Cast:	Inga Birkenfeld Wolfgang Menardi Anton Algrang Verena Plangger Martin Maria Abram Jutta Speidel Gerd Anthoff
Director of Photography:	Namche Okon
Commissioning Editor BR:	Natalie Lambsdorff
HL HFF:	Hans-Joachim Köglmeier
HL-Assistance HFF:	Gerlinde Neumann
Artistic Supervision HFF:	Prof. Andreas Gruber
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