Up and down the hill

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Movie
Original title Up and down the hill
Country of production Switzerland
original language Swiss German
Publishing year 2008
length 101 minutes
Age rating FSK 87
Rod
Director Hans Haldimann
script Hans Haldimann
production Hans Haldimann
music Pascal Schaer
camera Hans Haldimann
cut Mirjam Krakenberger
occupation
  • Max Kempf
  • Monika Kempf
  • Alois Kempf
  • Regina Kempf
  • Marthi Kempf
  • Ueli Kempf
  • Wisi Kempf

Bergauf, Bergab is a documentary by Hans Haldimann . The film shows an example of alpine farming in the canton of Uri in Switzerland .

action

The mountain farmer family Kempf managed three farms in Uri Schächental in the form of three-stage farming , where the animals for - existing, depending on the season - be brought Lining: The Talbetrieb "Book" to 560 meters, the mountain pasture , "Bieler" on 1130 meters and the mountain pasture " im Pfaffen »at 1715 meters above the tree line .

The family migrates with children, calves and cows - ten times a year - from one farm to another - “uphill, downhill”. In addition to the grandparents, the two little boys are also there with all work and help where they can. It's a lot of seriousness, but just as much fun in everything you do.

context

The film documents the traditional small-scale agricultural structures as they still exist in Switzerland today. The World Agricultural Report 2008 sees the worldwide promotion of such small-scale structures as an important contribution to combating world hunger. The film follows the tradition of Fredi M. Murer's early documentary “Wir Bergler in den Bergen…” or the work of Erich Langjahr .

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Unrelated to the film, the BR broadcasts a weekly television program of the same name.

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