IN DEVELOPMENT
When temperatures drop to an all-time low in February 1929,
WINTER IS COMING for Europe. And it spares no one…
Director: Linn Sackarnd
Producer: 3B-Produktion GmbH
Status: In Development, 90 Minutes
The year 1929 is typically remembered for one day in October: “Black Friday,” the great crash. But this landmark year began with a different crisis altogether, when a merciless frost swept across Europe. Today, this extraordinary winter has almost been forgotten.
In February 1929, THE WINTER OF THE CENTURY plunged the entire continent into a state of emergency for weeks on end. Relentless cold shook vulnerable societies to the core, etching itself into the collective memory of the interwar period.
European archival documentary drama THE WINTER OF THE CENTURY uncovers the story of an extreme weather event which ushered in a year like no other. Almost 100 years on, the legacy of this fateful winter still lingers, from Scandinavia to the Bosporus.
THE WINTER OF THE CENTURY is an epic journey back in time, casting a new light on Europe in 1929.
