Parel van de Maiden

While Henk and Froukje's remote farm is being demolished and rebuilt, the couple tries to hold on to their rhythmic way of life with their animals. In a remote farmhouse in the Groningen countryside, Henk and Froukje live among their ornamental geese and other animals. Their days follow the rhythm of the farmyard and the surrounding meadows. When their house is damaged by earthquakes caused by gas extraction, the house must be demolished and rebuilt. As modernization draws closer, Henk tries to hold on to the life he knows: among the animals and in the farmyard where everything once seemed self-evident. What happens to Henk’s way of life when his home changes drastically?