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By the Dike Sluice
By the Dike Sluice
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BY THE DIKE SLUICE

Am Siel

Directed by Peter Nestler
West Germany, 1962
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

In his first documentary, Nestler uses a rather unconventional way of telling the story of a small Northern German seaside village. The protagonist and narrator is an old, worn-out dike sluice, expressing its very own nostalgic views of the people living in the village.

Synopsis

In his first documentary, Nestler uses a rather unconventional way of telling the story of a small Northern German seaside village. The protagonist and narrator is an old, worn-out dike sluice, expressing its very own nostalgic views of the people living in the village.