　　Brief Synopsis: Wismar, 120 km east of Hamburg, 45,000 citizens. The income of every third family here depends on Wadan Yards, the only large company in the region. In August, 2008, a Russian investor takes over the old German company and the future seems safe. Shortly thereafter, the world financial and economical crisis starts somewhere in the US and hits the old Hanseatic city hard. 5,000 jobs are endangered.

　　A race against time starts. We accompany a group of welders throughout the turbulent months and learn that the loss of work means a lot more than just the loss of income. “If you want to be a shipbuilder, you have to be born for it,” says one of the protagonists, pointing out what has been true in this region for ages: Being a shipbuilder is a reputable job that is often passed on from generation to generation. Shipbuilding stands for dignity and quality and characterizes the whole coastal region.

　　We accompany the workers, owners and insolvency administrators. We see them fighting to rescue of the shipyard, against the ups and downs, between powerlessness, anger, sadness and hope. 18 months of shooting, 120 hours of material. The crisis stayed an abstract phenomenon to many, but we see what it means for the majority of these workers. The Wadan Yards sink and reopen with a new owner. Some protagonists go back to the company, but the conditions are a lot worse. We attend the last shift before the close down due to insolvency and the first shift after reopening.

　　The film captures what the crisis leaves behind and how the loss affects social values. People are divided in superiors and losers, people with work and without work. “Everything is different now,” says one man, meaning the lifeless feeling in his chest.

　　Filmography: Dieter Schumann was born in Ludwig lust in the German province of Mecklenburg. After going to sea for a couple of years he studied direction at HFF Potsdam. From 1983 to 1990 he worked as director for TV and cinema films at the DFA-Dokfilmstudio. 1990 he started building up the cultural film funding and the film funding of the Landesfilmzentrum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which he directed until 2002. 2002 Dieter Schumann founded the Basthorster Filmmanufaktur and is working ever since as free author, filmmaker and producer. 2008 he received the Ludwig-Reinhard-Kulturpreis, a prize for his efforts and achievements fur culture.

　　片名：沃丹的世界

　　制片国家/地区：德国

　　片长：100分钟

　　制片年份：2010年

　　影片语言：德语

　　字幕语言：英语

　　首次展播日期：2010年

　　类型：社会人文类

　　作者：迪特尔•舒曼

　　导演：迪特尔•舒曼

　　制片人：克里斯蒂安•比茨

　　简介：维斯马位于德国汉堡以东120公里，人口4万5千。在这里，每三个家庭中便有一个家庭的收入依赖于沃丹船厂（Wadan Yards），这一船厂是该地区唯一的大型公司。2008年8月，来自俄罗斯的投资商接管了这一历史悠久的德国公司，人们的未来似乎有所保障。但是，此后不久，始于美国的世界金融和经济危机重创这一历史悠久的城市，危及5000个就业机会。

　　一场与时间竞争的赛跑开始了。在经济动荡的几个月中，我们跟踪采访了一组焊工，认识到失去工作对他们来说不仅仅是失去了收入来源。片中一位人物说道：“如果想当造船师，必须是天生的才行。”他道出了这一地区普遍认同的一个事实：造船师是一份受尊敬的工作，而这一身份往往都是代代传承的。造船代表了尊严和品质，并植根于整个沿海地区。

　　我们跟随着这些工人、业主和破产管理人。我们见证了他们为拯救船厂所作出的努力，对抗起起伏伏的经济形势，也见证了他们的无能为力、愤怒、悲伤和希望。本片经历18个月的拍摄，积累了长达120小时的材料。对于很多人来说，经济危机仅仅是抽象的现象，但是我们见证了经济危机对于这些工人中的大多数意味着什么。沃丹船厂破产了，新的业主接管了船厂，并重新开工。一些片中人物回到了公司，但是情势变得更加糟糕。我们见证了船厂破产前的最后一次轮班，也见证了其重新开工之后的第一次轮班。

　　影片捕捉了经济危机所造成的影响，以及这些损失是如何影响社会价值观。人们被划分为优胜者和失败者、就业者和失业者。一个人说道：“今时不同往日了。”这道出了他心中那死气沉沉的感觉。

　　导演简介：迪特尔•舒曼出生于德国梅克伦堡省的路德维希鲁斯特。在出海几年之后，他就读于波茨坦-巴贝尔斯贝格电影电视学院的导演专业。从1983年到1990年，他在DFA-Dok电影制片厂担任电视和电影导演。1990年，他开始筹建文化电影资金和梅克伦堡-西波美拉尼亚地区电影中心资金。他在梅克伦堡-西波美拉尼亚地区电影中心执导，直到2002年为止。2002年，他成立了巴斯特电影制片厂，从此成为一名自由作者、导演和制片人。2008年，他获得了路德维格-莱因哈特文化奖，以表彰其在文化领域所作出的努力和取得的成就。