Hans-Jürgen Buchner

Assistant Pastor Josef Mohr arrived in Oberndorf in 1818. In a time of political upheaval and economic hardship he writes a Christmas carol together with the teacher Franz Gruber. The main roles in Franz Xaver Bogners fictive history of the most famous Christmas song in the world "Das ewige Lied" play Tobias Moretti, Heio von Stetten and Erwin Steinhauer.

With his unmistakable melodic style, Hans-Jürgen Buchner, alias Haindling, is a cult figure in Bavaria and beyond. The film "Haindling" will now - on his 70th birthday in December 2014 - be the first cinema documentary about this outstanding musician. Hans-Jürgen Buchner grants exclusive access to his home in Lower Bavaria: we not only experience him privately and intimately composing in the studio, but also get to know the person behind the artist. Unpublished songs and exclusive film footage of his tours in China paint a portrait of a fascinating and profound man - always humorous and entertaining.