Das Meer ruft

The Baltic captain Terje Wiggen works as a pilot on the island of Muhu. When the mate of the ship “Carola” calls in sick, he jumps at the chance of reviving his life as a sailor – against the wishes of his pregnant wife. WWI breaks out soon after the departure. By and by the ship’s company gets worn down by dead calm. Ordered by the plague-ridden captain, Wiggen disposes of the contaminated water …