(Tiengemeten 2001 - 2006)

Content: In the nineties, it was decided to convert Tiengemeten, an island in the Haringvliet estuary, from an agricultural area to a nature reserve with three zones, which were labelled 'wealth', 'melancholy' and 'wilderness'. After part one, focussing on the period 1996 to 2001, in part two of her documentary Sinke talks to the Vos brothers, the last two farmers on the island with whom the authorities are still negotiating about the conditions of their departure, and to representatives of the Society for the Preservation of Nature, the Department of Waterways and Public Works, the local authorities and Brussels, who mainly discuss the finances. Between times, she films the island.

Countries:

Netherlands

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

80 minutes

Year:

2006

Directors:

Digna Sinke

Production companies:

SNG Film (Studio Nieuwe Gronden)

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