Films by Alecs P. Heiduschka

Germany 2009, 83 min
by S. Lauinger, E. Broschkowski

For more than 140 years medical devices have been built in Tuttlingen, a small town in rural Swabia. An extraordinary tradition of craftsmanship, ranging from small family enterprises to large companies with a leading position on the world market. The film portrays a region where much of what has been a defining feature for more than a century is bound to change withing a few years. In the context of global economy, Tuttlingen is closely linked to Sialkot, Pakistan - another centre of medical te