After building a dam, closing off the Zuiderzee from the sea, it effectively turns the former sea into a lake and the fishermen call it “dead water”. They desperately attack the dam with spades and even explosives, culminating in tragedy.
Length 106 minutes
Jan Musch | Theo de Maal | Bets Ranucci-Beckman | Arnold Marlé | Max Croiset | Helga Gogh | John Schilthuizen | Jules Verstraete