Underplayed Gems

By the Dike Sluice (1962)

By the Dike Sluice poster
Original title
Am Siel
Directed by
Peter Nestler
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
13 min
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This black and white documentary shows daily life in a village at the end of a drainage canal in East Frisia, Germany. It follows people working and living by the dike sluice.

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What happens

Am Siel (englischer Titel: At Sluice) ist ein Dokumentarfilm in Schwarzweiß aus Deutschland von Regisseur Peter Nestler aus dem Jahr 1962. Der Film wurde am 12. Februar 1963 uraufgeführt. Der Film dokumentiert das Leben in einem Dorf am Ende eines Entwässerungskanals in Ostfriesland, heute Dornumersiel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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