Ödenwaldstetten

A village changes its face: In Ödenwaldstetten, Peter Nestler and Kurt Ulrich document the social and economic transformation of the community of the same name in the Swabian Alb in the 1960s. The film, commissioned by Südwestfunk, allows different voices to have their say in an unpolished way. Farmers talk about the structural change in agriculture with the need for mechanization and factory farming. The first guest workers come to work in the village. The school system is changing, although it is still characterized by seasonal child labor during harvest time. The Second World War and the expulsion of the Jewish population are also addressed. However, the new favors forgetting: "What lies behind you is mowed," is said at one point in the film.