RIDERS OF THE SACRED BLOOD
by Douglas Wolfsperger
synopsis
For over 1,000 years the Upper Swabian city of Weingarten in southwest Germany has been celebrating the Ride of the Sacred Blood. On the day after Ascension, 3 000 horsemen pay homage to the Holy Relic, which is believed to contain a drop of the blood of Jesus Christ. With gentle irony and genuine fondness for his protagonists, Douglas Wolfsperger presents a slice of German small-town life and portrays some of the quirkiest characters; in this extremely Catholic event.
international title: | RIDERS OF THE SACRED BLOOD |
original title: | DIE BLUTRITTER |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Elkon Suedwest GmbH |
year: | 2003 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Douglas Wolfsperger |
film run: | 86' |
screenplay: | Douglas Wolfsperger |
cinematography by: | Igor Luther |
film editing: | Goetz Schuberth |
music: | Hans Juergen Buchner, Haindling |
producer: | Uili PIau |
production: | BR Bayerischer Rundfunk, Eikon Suedwest (DE), 3Sat (DE) |
backing: | MFG Baden-Wuerttemberg, FilmFernsehFonds |
distributor: | Wilder Sueden Filmverleih (DE) |