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By the Dike Sluice

5.9196313mMovieDocumentary

In his first film, Peter Nestler gives voice to an old floodgate. A nearby village, its inhabitants, wooden posts and twisted willow rods are presented from this unusual perspective. The floodgate ponders the fisher boats coming home from…

DirectorPeter Nestler
WritersPeter Nestler·Kurt Ulrich

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Cast · Directed by Peter Nestler

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Robert Wolfgang Schnell
Narrator

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