Folge deinem Herzen Filming Locations
Folge deinem Herzen Filming Locations
Munich, Bavaria’s capital, is home to centuries-old buildings and numerous museums. The city is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration and its beer halls, including the famed Hofbräuhaus, founded in 1589. In the Altstadt (Old Town), central Marienplatz square contains landmarks such as Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (town hall), with a popular glockenspiel show that chimes and reenacts stories from the 16th century.
Namibia, a country in southwest Africa, is distinguished by the Namib Desert along its Atlantic Ocean coast. The country is home to diverse wildlife, including a significant cheetah population. The capital, Windhoek, and coastal town Swakopmund contain German colonial-era buildings such as Windhoek's Christuskirche, built in 1907. In the north, Etosha National Park’s salt pan draws game including rhinos and giraffes.
Folge deinem Herzen (2006)
Katrin Berger works as a successful businesswoman in the pharmaceutical industry. It's not her dream job because she is actually a doctor. However, after a traumatic experience, Katrin changed her job. She also turned her back on her great love Max, with whom she had studied together. When the two of them run into each other again after 15 years, Katrin realizes that she still loves Max. And so she spontaneously agrees to become his wife and to follow him to Africa as quickly as possible. Together with his friend Sam, Max found his life's work in Namibia in the management of the Guguletho Bush Hospital. But when Katrin arrives in Namibia a short time later, she receives shocking news: Max had died in a car accident the night before. He leaves behind a boy, Neo, and their little daughter, Lindiwe. The two lost their mother a few years ago and are now orphans. Katrin feels responsible for the children and wants to take them to Germany, but Neo and Lindiwe don't want to know anything about her. In order to make herself useful, Katrin jumps in for the time being in the hospital - although she still has anxiety in the operating room. Gradually she finds access to the children, but when Neo suddenly gets stomach pain and a fever as a result of an acute ruptured appendix, Katrin is caught up with her past: Only an emergency operation can save the boy - Katrin has to defeat the demon of her fear.
