They are places of history, forgotten, threatened and threatening at the same time. Built of steel, blasted into rock, cast in concrete: former monuments of great historical eras come to life again. These places are also full of personal stories that are told to us by contemporary witnesses. Very personal memories of natural catastrophes, wars or global supergaus, to which the monuments and places, and not infrequently also people, fell victim. In four episodes we visit twelve such “lost places”: military bases, showpiece buildings, tourist paradises and sanatoriums. Through the people who once lived and worked here, we rediscover these mysterious places.

Episode 1: American Dream
Episode 2: Soviet Shadows
Episode 3: Lost Empire
Episode 4: Broken Brotherhood

“Lost Places – Secret Worlds” is available in the ZDF Mediathek.

Autor Florian Dedio Directed by Yousif Al-Chalabi Director of photography Yousif Al-Chalabi Sound Alexey Federor Composer Lars Löhn Edited by Daniel Paul Bier Design/Animation Julia Goschke Line Producer Stefanie Gimpel Production manager Ron Glavas Producer Stefan Bomhof, Nadine Mayer Executive producer Stefan Bomhof Editorial department Susanne Krause-Klinck, Christian Deick, Lisa Borgemeister, ZDF Client ZDF Locations Deutschland, Kroatien, USA, Japan, Kanada, Montserrat Format/duration 4x 45 Min./52 Min. Air date 23.08.2020, 8:15 p.m., ZDFinfo » back