Ein Sommer im Allgäu (2017)
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Jennifer Ulrich, Philipp Hochmair, Michaela May, Herbert Knaup, Niklas Nißl, Teresa Rizos
A successful extreme climber returns to the Allgäu to show that paraplegia need not define the limits of her life.
The story
After ten years away, Barbara Leitner—known as Bärbel—returns to the Allgäu with her boyfriend, Jörg Hutter. Since becoming paraplegic in Patagonia, she has established herself as one of the most successful extreme climbers. Back home, she wants to demonstrate to the people there that she need not depend on a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Through regular training, she hopes to lead a barrier-free life again, challenging assumptions about what her disability means for her independence and future.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Barbara Leitner, known to everyone simply as “Bärbel,” returns to the Allgäu after ten years with her boyfriend, Jörg Hutter, to show that, after becoming paraplegic in Patagonia, she has become one of the most successful extreme climbers. She wants to prove to the others that she does not have to rely on a wheelchair for the rest of her life, but can lead a barrier-free life again through regular training.
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