Westphalia, 1873: Farmer Hans Herberholz returns to his farm, which was plundered during his absence. His wife is dead, the cattle stolen.

Only his daughter Elsie is left to him. To ensure the preservation of the farm, he must marry her off to a wealthy man. But Elsie is in love with the farmhand Willi and pregnant by him. When a bad harvest deprives the farm community of its livelihood, the farmer is forced to question his principles and choose between his daughter's happiness and the continuation of his farm.

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

- 2. Platz beim Kölner Design Preis 2016 für die Beste Bildgestaltung
- FIRST STEPS-Filmtour in Koop. mit Goethe-Institut Brasilien, Porto Alegre, Brasília und Rio de Janeiro
- Tage des Provinzfilms Filmfestival Münster # 17, Münster
- 20. FilmSchauPlätze NRW 2017, Senden-Ottmarsbocholt
- Filmfestival Mainz 2017, Jurypreis »arc of senses award«
- 11th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival 2017, Hongkong (China)
- Pune International Film Festival 2017, Pune (Maharashtra, Indien)
- FIRST STEPS – Der deutsche Nachwuchspreis 2016 (Berlin), nominiert für den »FIRST STEPS Award« in der Kategorie »Mittellanger Film«
- LA CABINA International Medium-Length Film Festival 2016 (Valencia, Spanien), Preis in den Kategorien »Best Picture« und »Best Music«
- CONTACT International Student Film Festival 2016, Izmir (Türkei)
- Internationale Filmfestspiele Cannes 2016, Short Film Corner
- 62. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2016