The film is a documentary portraying a struggle as man tries to subdue nature. To prevent flooding and for purposes of land reclamation, the people of the Netherlands struggle and succeed in building a breaker, thereby eliminating the wild inland body of water once known as the Zuider Zee (now called Ijsselmeer).
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Cast
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Joris Ivens Director · Hanns Eisler Composer
United States release June 4, 2012 · Produced in Netherlands · Original title Nieuwe gronden
Production
Capi-Holland
Production
Netherlands
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Languages
Original title
Nieuwe gronden
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
France · December 14, 1933
Theatrical
United States · June 4, 2012
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Greece
March 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Italy
August 1, 1934 · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands
January 1, 1934 · Amsterdam
Portugal
April 13, 1983 · Cinemateca Portuguesa
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