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).

Movie rating: 7.3 / 10 (186)

Directed by: Joris Ivens

Writer credits: Joris Ivens

Cast: Joris Ivens

AKA: New Earth

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