After building a dam, closing off the Zuiderzee from the sea, it effectively turns the former sea into a lake and the fishermen call it "dead water". They desperately attack the dam with spades and even explosives, culminating in tragedy.

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Jan Musch

Willem de Geus

Bets Ranucci-Beckman

Aaf de Meeuw

Arnold Marlé

Dirk Brak

Max Croiset

Jan Brak

Jules Verstraete

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