Lord of the Carpathians

Shot in Germany, Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland, "Lord of Carpathians" offers an enlightening insight into just how significant the brown bear is to the functioning of the natural ecosystem and underlines how vital its protection is. Despite appearances, we still know very little about this rare predator species, now almost extinct throughout Europe and hiding almost exclusively in the Mountains of eastern and northern Europe. This is one of the most complete study of the bear through four seasons ever to be filmed, making use of a number of pioneering observation techniques. Beautifully shot, with an exquisite soundtrack and scored with evocative music. (official distributor synopsis)