This film, based on a story by Theodor Storm, revolves around the young Hauke Haien, who lives near the sea and improves the safety of the inhabitants with his new ideas for building dykes. However, his new methods and his rejection of conservative traditions, such as the "sacrifice" of a living creature when building a dyke, are not welcomed by the local population, which leads to him meeting with great rejection and ultimately even becoming his undoing.
as Hauke Haien
as Vater
as Ole Peters
as Viollina
as Oberdeichgraf
as schreiendes Bauernweib
as Hiners
as Wirt
as Elke Volkerts
