Netherlands, sacrificed polders

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Production
2008, France
Original language
French
Running time
00:43:00
Genre
documentary
Topic
environment
Directed by
Jean-Marie Cornuel
Written by
Jean-Marie Cornuel, Philippe Muller
Produced by
bleu Krystal media, ARTE France
Member page
bleu Krystal media

"God created the world, the Dutch Netherlands." The delta region in the south of the Netherlands which half is below the sea level has been completely reshaped by man not to be under the waves. Following the great flood of 1953, the country has been engaged in Herculean labors after which the Delta became a fortress capable of withstanding the most destructive storms but at the cost of environmental impacts that scientists begin to measure the consequences.