The film accompanies protagonists and observers of the procession with up to 3.000 riders and 30.000 pilgrims. Catholics from all over Upper Swabia actively participate in this procession. Among others, the film shows a country butcher and his family, a pair of beekeepers, a practicing Indian friend from Waldburg, the customs researcher and museum founder Jürgen Hohl, a monastery brother and the abbot of Weingarten monastery. With ironic nuances, Wolfsperger creates a multi-faceted picture of society that goes beyond popular piety and folklore, and penetrates to existential questions about faith, partnership and death.
The Blood Ride in the Upper Swabian Weingarten is considered the largest equestrian procession in Europe and was first mentioned in writing in 1529.
The film accompanies protagonists and observers of the procession with up to 3.000 riders and 30.000 pilgrims. Catholics from all over Upper Swabia actively participate in this procession. Among others, the film shows a country butcher and his family, a pair of beekeepers, a practicing Indian friend from Waldburg, the customs researcher and museum founder Jürgen Hohl, a monastery brother and the abbot of Weingarten monastery.
With ironic nuances, Wolfsperger creates a multi-faceted picture of society that goes beyond popular piety and folklore, and penetrates to existential questions about faith, partnership and death.