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Štom stejo mrěje – At the End of the Bread Tree

2026Documentary1h 2mGerman

As a forestry worker, Jürgen Spottke (b. 1941) once helped plant the spruce forests of Upper Lusatia. As a wood artist, he drew on the coexistence of Sorbs and Germans. Today he is watching the forests die from drought and bark beetles. What would remain of Lusatia in a world of monocultures – without the Sorbian/Wendish?

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As a forestry worker, Jürgen Spottke (b. 1941) once helped plant the spruce forests of Upper Lusatia. As a wood artist, he drew on the coexistence of Sorbs and Germans. Today he is watching the forests die from drought and bark beetles. What would remain of Lusatia in a world of monocultures – without the Sorbian/Wendish?

8.1Global · TMDB

Nine-factor breakdown

SHOWING: GLOBAL
Story
7.5
Acting
7.3
Visuals
7.4
Emotion
8.4
Comedy
8.7
Pacing
8.6
Sound
8.7
Directing
8.2
Rewatch
8.3