Monsters and Myths

7.5

Monsters have always been part of our nightmares and fairy tales. But where do they actually come from? How much of it is truth, how much is myth? Going to great lengths in this documentary, the filmmakers join scientists to explore a number of the best-known sagas and legends in the world. The search for the origins of what is likely to be the oldest legendary creature, the dragon, leads to snake pits, archaeological dig sites, gold mines and the inside of an Icelandic volcano. They also travel to Texas, hunting for traces of the “chupacabra,” literally the “goat-sucker,” a modern mythical creature with vampire-like teeth that was first spotted in Central America, and accompany palaeontologists to Kazakhstan in search of the remains of what might be the origin of the alluring unicorn, whose horn the Vikings used for trading.

Discover

Udo Wachtveitl

Narrator

Camera

Joachim C. Seck

Camera Operator

Fabian Spuck

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Ulrike Philippi

Costume Design

Crew

Didem Steffen

Post Production Supervisor

Directing

Editing

Ronald Rist

Editor

Production

Stefan Hoffmann

Production Director

Cora Szielasko

Production Director

Christian Stachel

Production Director

Sound

Writing

Ruth Omphalius

Scenario Writer