Synopsis

The collapse of communism in 1989 unexpectedly opened doors for wildlife. The Iron Curtain, which had separated communist Eastern Europe from the West, had inadvertently forged a protected buffer zone – a wilderness shielded by barbed wire and minefields, and a final refuge for numerous endangered species of animals and plants. This film recounts the remarkable undertaking, spearheaded by biologist Dr Kai Frobel, to safeguard this invaluable corridor. As we mark the twentieth anniversary of t