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THIS FILM IS A HOMAGE AN ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY

AND LOOSELY BASED ON HIS ADVENTURES

Back then I flew...

because I saw you fly.

Dich, Henri Guillaumet.

With you I discovered new routes for the airmail company.

With you.

Faster and faster.

On and on.

ARGENTINA, 1930

Always together.

Saint-Ex, where are you?

Saint-Ex von Guillaumet.

Saint-Ex von Guillaumet.

- Sailnt-Ex by Guillaumet, damn it! - Guillaumet of Saint-Ex, please come.

- I don't see you. Where are you? - I can't tell you.

- What do you mean? - I have no visibility.

Can't you see anything from the ground?

No, but don't worry.

I'll be there soon out of this cloud.

Check your course first.

What is your magnetic course? I repeat: the magnetic course?

- My compass is acting up! - Does it rotate in all directions?

- Yes. - It's an electromagnetic cloud.

- I have to land. - No, you can't go down!

But then lightning strikes me!

Perhaps, but you can't give up now.

I'm flying over it!

Not higher than 4000 meters.

I repeat: not above 4000 meters, otherwise the engine stops.

Saint-Ex, can you hear me?

Saint-Ex, you are drifting away.

I don't know where you are anymore. You have to determine your position.

Return to the magnetic course.

This is the magnetic route corrected for the deviation.

Hold on tight!

One, two, three... go!

Saint-Ex von Guillaumet.

No!

Saint-Ex von Guillaumet.

- Sailnt-Ex by Guillaumert. - Shit!

SAINT-EXUPERY THE STORY OF THE LITTLE PRINCE

Saint-Ex von Guillaumet.

Saint-Ex von Guillaumet.

Saint-Ex von Guillaumet.

Saint-Ex von Guillaumet, verdammt!

And...

I messed up.

What are you talking about? Are you hurt?

No, the plane is still floating.

What does "it floats" mean? Shit, don't say that!

- And... - Listen. You can't be far away.

- What do you see around you? - At 12 o'clock there is water.

At 9 o'clock there's water. At 3 o'clock...

Wait! Something's happening at 3 o'clock!

- There's an island! - An island? What kind?

It is an island, but without anything.

Well, I'm looking for a place in the ocean,

where water everywhere and is a small island without anything.

- Very good, I'll be right there! - I draw them.

- But not now. - This helps me see better.

It's a hat!

There's something on it!

There are things crawling around on it.

"There are things crawling around on it?"

It's Bird Island. I'm coming.

Did you get the mail?

Uh, the post office? Yes, of course!

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

Come on!

- How are you? Can you swim? - No.

- Swim or I'll let you go. - I can't.

- Yes, you can. - No, I can't.

Don't leave me here. I can't feel my legs anymore.

Yes, you can swim, because I am here.

Come on, Tonio. I'm here.

Come on, we can do this.

Come on, move, get up. Come on. Look at the birds!

If I let you fly like this, I'll kill you.

I need to find a heat source for you.

Or something like that.

- I have an idea. - Was?

We warm each other. Come.

Guillaumet headquarters, please come.

Guillaumet from headquarters, please come.

State your position. I repeat: State your position.

I started on the bird island, Course 340,

with Saint-Ex and its post office.

Guillaumet from headquarters, please come.

Guillaumet from headquarters, please come.

Find an emergency landing site.

I repeat. Find an emergency landing site.

- I have to go to the airport. - He's too far away.

You can't do it before nightfall.

I have no choice. I have to deliver three bags of express mail.

I repeat: three bags of mail.

Land, Henri! You can't slow down the sun.

I will make it.

In five minutes it will be dark. Find a place to land immediately.

I should already be at the airport. I kept up the pace.

Shit.

The speed display is broken. I'm looking for a place where I can land.

I guide you. Give me a visual Clue to your position.

I can't see the ground anymore. I have to land blind.

No, no, no! Wait.

You still have about five gallons of fuel.

In the event of an emergency landing you could explode.

I fly circles to empty the tank.

The plane and the mail do not explode.

In 30 minutes I'll light a warning light. We could lose a few feathers.

But it will be okay, noooo. We'll make it. As always.

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

I can't hear anything!

Guillaumet!

- Guillaumet! - What is he doing there?

Close the door! You'll fall out!

Guillaumet!

"Shooting star at 6 o'clock."

We follow the night train, here we come!

That's it. I'm flying over Mendoza.

Very good.

The light in the hangar is on. You should see it.

I let it blink.

Yes, we are very close.

But I can't see the runway.

Come on, get the cars out! All cars out, quickly!

Make them on both sides of the runway, go!

That was close.

Henri! Henri!

Henri!

I hate you.

- Are you all right? - Guillaumet, danke.

No problem, dude. I didn't come for you.

"THE MAIL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN LIFE!"

Saint-Ex is crazy!

- Are you feeling better? - Well, my little one?

You need to warm up.

Music!

Dance!

Come on, Saint-Ex!

Good luck!

Saint-Ex is crazy!

Los, Saint-Ex!

Los, Saint-Ex!

Hey, Saint-Ex?

The director would like to speak to you.

Well done, Saint-Exupery, that you were able to deliver.

Thank you very much, Director.

They lost the Latecoere 25. Do you know how much it costs?

No, I don't know, Director.

Saint-Ex, Your accident was one accident too many.

I know. I'll accept the consequences.

You lack the means to do so. The line is making losses.

Guillaumet is now the only pilot.

They take care of the administration. Understood?

Understood, Director.

Cancel every second flight

and dismiss you half of the workforce.

No, don't ask for that!

The new regime threatens us with expropriation. We cannot afford any mistakes.

I double the power.

They cannot accelerate airplanes.

Yes! I have an idea.

What kind of idea?

Give me five days, I'll show you. No!

No, give me 24 hours.

Mr. Director?

- Mr. Director? - Good. You have 24 hours.

What did he say?

The director understands the situation.

Friends, everything is fine.

But we have a lot to do tomorrow.

- Is everything okay now? - Everyone go to sleep, okay?

Thanks. Let's go.

- We have to think of something. - I have an idea.

If we increase by 20 to 30 percent improve, it could make a difference.

I have an idea.

That was still missing. An idea from Saint-Ex.

First we replace the two radios through an additional tank.

This way we avoid a stopover and save two hours per flight.

- That won't help. - I have an idea.

- The train is our enemy. - I know.

He is slow, but runs day and night.

He will always win, that's just the way it is.

We will never make a profit.

- Unless. ... - Unless?

Unless we do it like the train.

A large tunnel, in which planes fly through the Andes?

No. If the train runs at night, what do we have to do?

- We have to fly at night. - Yes.

- You can't even fly during the day. - You're still.

We were just following the headlights of the train

and followed those on the runway, to land.

Headlights.

Then I had a vision.

We must build lighthouses. Every 50 kilometers, along the other.

We follow the lighthouses like sailors.

Lighthouses.

Ramirez, Caradec and Alfonso were good pilots.

Nevertheless, all three died this year, during the day.

The obstacle is not the night, but the Andes.

What if we don’t take this detour,

but fly directly over the Andes?

These mountains are 6000 to 7000 meters high!

- And? - Our planes can only manage 4,000.

That's why Saint-Ex crashed.

We have to put something together, to fly over the Andes.

No, I don't think so.

I think that's enough for now. That's enough. That's enough.

The Lorraine-Dietrich Eb.

The masterpiece the industrial revolution.

And who does it belong to?

He belongs to me.

But above 4000 meters it sinks.

That reminds me of something.

What?

The Sahara.

The Sahara?

Do you remember how we with the Breguet 14 flew over Morocco?

She had a... What's it called?

- A turbocharger. - A turbocharger, exactly.

It only runs for eight hours.

Eight hours isn't bad.

- Do we still have the wreck? - Naturally.

Saint-Ex.

Guillaumet.

Your strange ideas maybe save the company.

Yes it is.

Then I fly?

Exactly.

My intelligence and your muscles.

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1930

Friday, June 13, 1930,

at 8:27 a.m.

Die Potez 25 Nummer 7873,

piloted by Henri Guillaumet,

begins the flight over the Andes

at its maximum height without detours,

a direct flight from Mendoza to Santiago.

Tank?

Full!

Chassis?

Unlocked!

Post?

Loaded!

Propeller.

Runway?

And off we go.

Maybe I shouldn't talk to you.

Don't take it personally,

but with this behavior people think I'm a child

and don't trust me with airplanes.

Guillaumet, for example, would not talk to you,

because he is a rational being.

He is down to earth.

It is paradoxical to accuse me of that my head is in the clouds.

This is normal for a pilot.

Are you accused of to have your head under water?

Are you angry? Where do you want to go?

No, listen, little one!

My office is less good than your little bathtub.

- Lucia, call the airport. - Yes, immediately.

And Maria, call Guillaumet, okay?

Yes, of course. Guillaume?

- Guillaumet? Guillaumet? - Nothing?

Guillaumet from headquarters, please come.

- And you? Nothing? - Something.

- What is? - He's just a little late.

Guillaumet is never late, you know that.

- Nothing? Again. - No, nothing.

- Mendoza, can you hear me? - Guillaumet of Noöälle!

Guillaumet von Noöälle, please come.

His tank is empty.

Santiago of Mendoza. Is there anything new?

We have to tell the boss.

Santiago of Mendoza.

Santiago of Mendoza.

We're not sitting around here. I'm looking for him.

Come on, get the plane ready for takeoff. Get me the seal.

- He'll warm him up. - Stop it.

- Come on, hurry up! - Stop it!

- What is it? I'll look for him. - It's getting dark.

Guillaumet of Noälle.

Guillaumet of Noälle.

- Guillaumet of Noöälle. - He has no reception up there.

Wait, I have an idea.

Guillaumet of Noälle.

Guillaumet of Noälle.

Guillaumet of Noälle.

Henri?

- Say something if it's you. - Worth it.

Henri? Is that you?

Wait, that's him!

- It's him. - This is the director. Can you hear me?

Saint-Exupery, you are now solely responsible for the postal service.

- I have to find Guillaumet. - Hopeless. Purely mathematically.

Only the potez that you put together have, can manage 6000 meters.

No other aircraft reaches over 4000 meters.

I can at least try.

Do you know how many men died for society?

You have the overview long lost.

Guillaumet war der Beste.

He made the ultimate sacrifice, to save the line.

If you are looking for him,

you will be your aircraft and destroy the company.

The attempt to save Guillaumet would be a betrayal of Guillaumet.

What would he have done in your place?

He would have saved me.

Absolutely not. Guillaumet would have saved the airmail company.

Do that.

Continue delivering the mail tomorrow.

- You can't do that! - Saint-Exupery.

You are our last hope. You are the last pilot.

The survival of the line depends on you. End.

You can't do that.

Guillaumet would have done it. He would have saved the company.

- You know his landing spots. - What are you talking about?

- The places where he ends up when he has breakdowns. - Guillaumet never had a breakdown.

What? He's always having breakdowns!

He ends up with friends,

who always help him, to repair the engine.

At the beginning of the Andes A French family lives there.

- You know Guillaumet's course. - That's no use.

With this aircraft I can't cross the Andes. That's the way it is.

You still have to try.

There is no French family or landing sites!

To reassure you, he would have told all sorts of things.

Does that mean I don't know my husband?

I was with him more often than you.

Yes.

You are like a brother to him.

Yet you still let him down.

Tonio von Francois.

Tonio von Francois.

Tonio von Francois.

Tonio von Francois.

Tonio von Francois.

Tonio von Francois, please come.

Tonio von Francois.

The Latecoere 25 number 1310,

controlled by Antoine de Saint-Exupery,

starts at 8:35 am

on runway 5, with southeast winds of force 5.

Tank?

Full!

Chassis?

Unlocked!

Post?

Loaded!

- Runway? - Free.

Saint-Ex?

Propeller!

I don't want lose another brother.

Saint-Ex headquarters, please come.

- Saint-Ex of Noglle. - Where is this French family?

I don't know. He mentioned a farm.

- What else did he say? - Nothing.

- Nothing? - Nothing.

Wait, I just thought of something.

One second!

I made a note of it, but...

Is there a girl in this family?

Guillaumet spoke of a girl, watching the wind change.

How the wind changes? What does this mean?

I have no idea. We have to find out.

"She watched the wind change."

"She watched the wind change." Yes!

Bravo, Saint-Ex.

Hello.

Do you know Guillaumet?

Are you the girl who is watching, how the wind changes?

- Have you been drinking? - No.

No, I'm just a little... I just landed.

It doesn't matter anyway. Were you just about to leave?

- I thought it was Guillaumet. - Then you know him?

- Yes. - Has he landed here yet?

Don't step on Louloute!

- When did you last see Guillaumet? - No idea.

Was it today? Yesterday? The day before yesterday?

- I don't remember. - Can you get your parents?

You are in the city.

Guillaumet has disappeared.

- Disappeared? - I'm looking for him.

Did he tell you WHERE else does he end up with problems?

Think carefully. It's important.

He mentioned Juan Gualberto.

What again?

- Juan Gualberto. - I'll write this down.

- Who is that? - The Shepherd.

- Where is he? - He travels around with his sheep.

- How do I find him? - Guillaumet wanted to take me with him.

- Will you take me with you? - But how do I find Juan Gualberto?

Are you taking me with you or not?

I would like to but I have to repair my plane.

Do you have a strong rope, with which I can repair it?

There's nothing here. Only animals.

I could play the strings of your piano.

The strings are very ...

It's out of the question.

But I'll buy it from you.

- I'm buying the piano strings. - What should I do with it?

- That's a lot of money. - You can't buy anything here.

Do you want to play the piano with me?

Look, I want to show you something.

Do you know why that sounds so good?

Because the orange only plays on the black keys.

Then you want the strings of the white keys?

If you give me two strings, I'll take you on a trip around the world.

- Are you serious? - Do I mean that seriously?

Am I serious?

I am the most serious person in the world.

So tell me now.

Where is Juan Gualberto?

It is said, he is always at the snow line.

That's wonderful.

If I find Guillaumet, it will be thanks to you.

- Where do I sit? - I can't take you with me.

I am in a hurry, to find him before nightfall.

But I have a better idea.

An extraordinary idea. Look at this.

What is that?

That's you.

See? Now you're a character.

You are in my notebook. I always have it with me.

You will always be there.

I will always think of you.

I'll take you on a trip around the world.

Do you promise me that?

Yes, I promise.

It is with deep regret that I announce the final closure

all our airports in the Andes.

All employees will be released starting tomorrow.

And all the documentation must be returned,

by train to the headquarters.

End.

What exactly is the snow line?

Is that the snow line?

How do I find this shepherd?

Hello.

I'm looking for Guillaumet.

Do you know Guillaumet?

He disappeared in the Andes.

Do you know, whether Guillaumet passed by here?

He is dead.

Dead? Are you sure?

Everything up there is dead.

- Did you see him crash? - No.

Have you seen his plane?

Help me heal Mary.

And what does Maria have?

She is dead.

I'm sorry.

But I can't...

I can see your dead friend nor retrieve it.

Look.

What are you doing?

This is a magical book.

All the dead are alive there.

In my book, Maria will always live.

But that's not Maria.

- That's a cloud. - A cloud?

Yes, of course, it is a cloud.

It's a cloud because...

because it is Mary's soul.

And with my plane in the sky

I watch over Mary.

Yes, it is a magical book.

But if you don’t like it, I can change it.

Do you like it?

Yes, I like it. Thank you.

Now tell me.

Have you seen Guillaumet?

Yes, he was here yesterday.

Really?

Yes.

Thank you.

Now please tell me, Juan Gualberto, Where did Guillaumet fly to?

Did he perform any maneuvers? Did he fly straight?

- Did he turn around? - He didn't move his wings.

Yes, it is an airplane, but...

Birds beat their wings, but they don't fly high.

The condor, on the other hand, does not move, but he flies high, very high.

Good, nice.

If he is alive, as you say, wait for him here.

Here?

When the llamas come from the mountains, follow the water.

Guillaumet follows the Rio Diamante.

The Diamond River.

I make a big fire, that you see from the plane.

But please, Juan, tell me where Guillaumet flew to.

Where did he fly?

There.

Where?

Wait. The Zonda wind will tell you.

Come on, higher, higher!

No!

Go higher!

Yes! Yes!

Higher, damn it!

Oh no!

No!

Oh no!

Come on, turn around!

Saint-Ex headquarters, please come.

Saint-Ex von Some.

I'm about to land. The Zonda wind is stronger.

Send two mechanics.

The director fired everyone.

I will come and help you.

Noooo!

Saint-Ex!

- And? - I found Guillaumet's route.

- Did you follow her? - No.

- Why not? - Therefore.

I'm missing 2000 meters of altitude.

This shitty plane cannot rise higher.

It's like a wall.

A wall, a wall!

Calm down.

I can’t go there by plane, but I know where he is.

You were right, it has emergency landing pads.

Are you cold?

Because he's cold.

This means he is alive.

Of course he's alive!

He took refuge under the hull, to get through the night.

But he doesn't last a third night.

There is still hope, without flying over the mountain.

- We'll try it on foot. - Up there, No&lle? On foot?

When he drinks on his days off,

he buys alcohol by a border smuggler.

- Do you know where to find him? - And Mendoza.

- Where is Senior Monsalvez? - No idea.

Where is SeäÄor Monsalvez?

Sehnor?

- Where is Mr. Monsalvez? - I do not know him.

Where is SeäÄor Monsalvez?

Senor!

Where is SeäÄor Monsalvez?

Behind the dance floor.

Thanks.

Hey! The bottle!

Mr. Monsalvez?

- Who asks? - Mrs. Guillaumet.

- My respects, Madame. - Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Did you replace it?

- He is my cousin. - Yes.

Bring the boy a strong drink.

Let's see if he's a real man.

Yes.

- Thanks. Absinthe? - Saint-Ex, don't drink the green stuff.

- Saint-Ex, stop! - Absinthe is strong.

Excuse me. He's very strong.

- But okay. - You're a pilot too, right?

Yes, I am a pilot.

Who do you work for?

For the airmail company.

And who does she work for?

The Airmail Company works for everyone.

For everyone? Like whores.

- Or mercenaries. - No, not like whores.

I'm not a whore!

What world do you live in?

There was a coup here.

When the police start to kill people,

Which side are you on?

I'm on my friend's side. From Guillaumet.

And which side is he on?

He is in the Andes and is about to to freeze to death.

Also, Senior Monsalvez,

how much do you want, to search for Guillaumet?

THE ANGEL THE OTHER IS TOT

- He's dead. - No!

- Experienced. - He's not dead.

- He's not dead. - Experienced.

- Nobody survives up there in the winter. - But!

SeAor Monsalvez, how much do you want?

He's freezing to death. How much to search for him?

- Come on, let's go! - No!

Let's go!

No no no!

Noooo, not so fast!

That's just one hand at zero degrees.

Imagine, what it's like at minus 25 degrees.

Hypothermia after three hours.

Death after six hours.

Buried under snow after twelve hours.

Guillaumet was a great man.

We won't leave him up there.

When the snow melts in spring,

the condors will circle above him.

They lead us to his body.

We will bring him back.

Promised.

We will give him a Christian burial.

Then you can mourn him, Senora.

No no no!

He is dead.

Guillaumet ist tot.

But you have to live.

Come on.

Stand up, Noglle. Stand up.

Do it for him.

He would not bear it, that we let ourselves go.

Come on!

Look.

Do you know, Why do farmers light fires in winter?

Because the frost at dawn otherwise it will kill the plants.

We can't stay here.

If we don’t get up now, we'll never get up again, right?

So come on.

Come on!

WATCH THE WIND CHANGE

CONDORS DO NOT MOVE

BUT THEY FLY HIGHER

I got it!

- Have you lost your mind? - On the contrary!

I fly like Saint-Ex, not like Guillaumet.

Look at this. What do you see?

- Nothing. - It's everywhere, but nobody sees it.

What is everywhere, but nobody sees it?

- The death. - Not death. The air.

The sun heats up the desert.

The desert heats up the air. I fly on warm air currents.

So I can exceed the maximum flight altitude.

You would have this green stuff should not drink.

How do you want to see these air currents?

No need, I'll do it like a condor.

Look here!

When a condor approaches the mountain slopes,

it does not accelerate or decelerate.

What is he doing?

He waits until the last moment.

And at the last moment...

I will fly like a condor!

That's called suicide, Saint-Ex.

If you want, I'll come with you.

It'll be fine, noooo.

This is for him. Here.

What is that?

Rub his hands with alcohol, in order?

And the toes, the nose.

Guillaumet von Saint-Ex.

Guillaumet von Saint-Ex.

I did it!

I have overcome the wall, Guillaumet.

You will be proud of me.

Maybe you can hear me.

Guillaumet, can you hear me? Do you see me?

If you see me, do something.

Make a fire, write something in the snow or climb a rock.

Do something, Guillaumet. I'm here, my friend. I'm here.

I'm coming.

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

Where are you?

You could have waited, but you left.

Why did you leave?

You emptied the bags. What did you do with the mail?

You wouldn't have posted the mail.

You wouldn't have posted the mail!

I'M GOING EAST. GOODBYE.

MY LAST THOUGHT WILL APPLY TO MY WIFE.

Don't die, Francois. Don't die.

Stay with me, Francois.

Stay with me.

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

Guillaumet!

Henri!

Henri!

Henri!

Don't die.

Don't die, Saint-Ex.

You must not die too.

- What happened? - I don't know how you managed to land.

You fainted. I got you out.

Did I sleep long? Why didn't you wake me up?

You slept for two days. Look at yourself.

How long were you up there?

One hour? Two hours? Longer?

But I wasn't dreaming.

Noöglle, I found his plane.

- No. - Yes, I swear!

Stop it.

I don't want any more hope.

The plane was on the edge of a lake.

There was a message on the piano, that he went east.

I promise you, Noä&lle. I didn't dream.

Where is this lake?

- I don't remember. - Remember.

I... I don't know.

I don't know, I followed a condor.

- There are lakes everywhere. - I know.

- There was also a volcano. - There are volcanoes everywhere.

Yes, but it was more the reflection of a volcano.

Because the lake was very special. It worked like a mirror.

Okay? A perfect mirror.

So it looked like two volcanoes. One right, the other upside down.

The reverse one looked more realistic. It resulted in a diamond shape.

Die Laguna del Diamante! Warte.

- Where? - There. Look at it.

If he went east, it was this river.

The Diamond River.

The shepherd was right.

Guillaumet followed the river.

He didn't give up. Guillaumet never gives up.

It is up to the snow line descended.

He found Juan Gualberto, I'm sure of that.

- He's with him. We'll get him. - But it's night!

Noooo, I have an idea.

We follow the fire.

We follow the farmers' fires to the foothills,

like sailors follow the stars.

The shepherd becomes a fire set fire to the Rio Diamante.

You'll see.

Noooo!

Noooo!

Henri!

Henri!

Henri!

Guillaumet von Saint-Ex.

Guillaumet? Guillaumet von Saint-Ex.

The post.

I'm not here for the mail.

I need ...

- I need ... - What do you need?

Whiskey.

Whiskey? Hier.

And the music?

Was?

Thanks.

Not at all. I messed everything up again.

I didn't find you.

- You saved me. - Exactly not.

But!

No.

Do you know ...

Do you know ...

Why ...

I kept running?

Because...

Because I saw you, Tonio!

I saw you fly.

I saw you fly.

We have conquered the Andes, Guillaumet.

We even conquered the night.

We could cannot save the airmail company.

We have fascism didn't see it coming.

We changed planes.

We have taken up arms and fought.

I have books written about our struggles,

to inspire others, to fight with us.

And then suddenly...

From, Henri Guillaumet,

who had survived in the Andes,

did not survive fascism.

Guillaumet von Saint-Ex.

What can I do alone against the fascists?

I crashed 73 times.

I had 47 broken bones.

I smoked 1,325,895 cigarettes.

I am twice the maximum age a war pilot.

But I will continue flying.

I am no longer allowed to fly a fighter jet,

but the US Army gave me entrusted with a reconnaissance aircraft.

I will fight without weapons.

And remember the Andes.

You have moved on, because you saw me fly.

Now it's the same.

You will see me fly, over and over again.

Until the end.

Saint-Ex, a photo please!

And you too will fly.

Again and again,

until victory.

JULY 31, 1944

SAINT-EXUPERY DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE

20 DAYS LATER PARIS WAS LIBERATED

HE WAS DECLARED "FALLEN FOR FRANCE"

Subtitles: Dominika Berger and Nadja Wiederhold