This story is about an outspoken older veterinarian who is disliked by his community for that very reason, as well as for his tendency to campaign local farmers to use new methods. After his wife left him, he is accused by a local girl of having made her pregnant, she is readily believed, and he must go to great lengths to prove his innocence. The movie is adapted from a popular Dutch novel l by A. Roothaert. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi