Ethno-fiction: The sociological portrait of a little village in Belgium and the passion of its inhabitants for amateur theatre. In 1895 the theatre group ‘Les amis du plaisir’ was founded. Its director is Néry Lefèvre, farmer and mayor. The center of social life is the café ‘Le Palace’. In it’s hall the rehearsal of a play from Paris takes place. During the performance the mayor’s cow gives birth to a calf.