Het Kwade Oog plot
A mysterious vagabond creates panic in a Flemish village by unleashing a series of unusual events that make people mistake him for an evil spirit - the evil eye. In flashbacks we see the secret of his cursed past: together with his lover he decided to kill their illegitimate child and then drown himself, but he did not keep his part of the promise and survived the suicide attempt - albeit half insane. Years later, he is still scarred by the incident. He has the feeling that his then lover is still alive and looks for her in his wanderings. If he finds her and they forgive each other, he can die in peace...