Tierische Weihnachten - Zwischen Tannenzweigen und Tierpfoten

Overview

Animals and plants play an important role in the Christian festival. This documentary answers questions about the natural history of Christmas: How are the descendants of the biblical donkey doing? How do Santa's reindeer survive the winter? And what does the robin have to do with all this? Adventurous stories set in dreamlike landscapes around the world.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 10, 2025

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany, Austria

Production

WDR,Terra Mater Studios,Längengrad Filmproduktion

Cast

Yvon Jansen,Thomas Balou Martin

Director

Herbert Ostwald

Writer

Herbert Ostwald

Producer

Sabine Holzer,Thomas Weidenbach,Birgit Peters,Sarah Zierul

Cinematography

Philipp Klein,Erik Sick,Roland Gockel,Robin Jähne

Music

Mark Joggerst

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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