The Dutch and their borders - The Netherlands from above

Описание: How do we draw our borders - from the national borders to the backyard fence? Behind the national borders we designed an ingenious system of defense works formed by a waterline. Now that the threat of war seems far away, Defense marines and military police train in a Groningen village for missions in war zones. But within the borders of the country, the demarcation continues. We separate fresh water from salt water, and overcome the consequences by importing and deploying thousands of minuscule fish into our inland waterways. On the market, the market master keeps a close and inexorable eye on whether the stand holder is staying at his assigned place. And when neighbors fight about the place of the new fence, the surveyor is turned on to settle the dispute. On the beach we put our spot off with a towel. Demarcation is in the genes.

The Netherlands from above shows us a country from a spectacular perspective. From the sky it is possible to see how the Netherlands changes through the seasons, and how in parallel they form the determining moments of our own life cycle. Through data visuals, impressive aerial images and portraits of people on the ground, the second series of the Netherlands from above outlines an image of how time has changed our country and how we move in it. The way we live from day to day, and from generation to generation in this country reflects our resilient mentality. The Netherlands from above season 2 tells us the story of seeing and taking opportunities, falling and rising up again, reinventing the wheel again and again. Where the first series was an ode to the makeable Netherlands, this second series is an ode to our resilience.

Presented by: Roel Bentz van der Berg
Directed by: Geert Rozinga

© VPRO January 2014

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