It’s 1901, and at Stilhoek the British are planning to cut off a Boer garrison based in the Free State. An officer ordered to find sympathetic local farmers befriends quiet-spoken Sarel Gereke.
Two brothers, both gamekeepers, are in love with the same girl. One commits a murder and flees. Only one person can locate him in the dense forest - his brother.
A reclusive composer requests a photo from 'the voice' that sings his songs. Thinking she's too old for him, she sends a picture of her daughter, and he in turn sends her a picture of his son. Then the children meet.
Believing he has killed a Policeman,a young Ducktail finds sanctuary on a farm, where he pretends to be the long-lost son of the blind farmer. The impostor blackmails the family into silence, knowing that their real son is in jail - and that if he reveals the truth, it will kill the farmer.
Planning their 25th wedding anniversary, the Van der Merwes realise that their marriage certificate is lost. When they go to the relevant government department, they discover that there is no record of their marriage. Because there is no legal proof of their union, the couple has in a sense been...