The sentimental effect of the forest is reflected most clearly by artists from the era of Romanticism, while the ambivalence is clearly seen in the Germans’ present-day indignation regarding the slow death of their forests combined with their stubborn refusal to introduce speed limits on their motorways. In brief episodes, the film reports on the relationship of a broad variety of Germans to “their” forest and shows the significance of the German forest for the country's history, for its economy and for the way the Germans spend their leisure time. The film was created by Gülsel Özkan and Ludger Pfanz Filmproduktion as a coproduction with NDR, HR, 3sat and MDR.