A villager is tempted by a sophisticated city woman and almost kills his wife in a boating accident. Based on the same story that inspired F. W. Murnau's film Sunrise (1927).
The young Monika Dahlhoff returns from the USA after two years. As soon as she arrives, she learns that her father wants to sell his traditional stud farm, because he has quarreled with the members of the equestrian club. Accordingly annoyed is the old Dahlhoff, when his daughter just fell in love with the son of his greatest enemy. In the annual "Hubertusjagd" there is a dramatic encounter between the men.
