A small time crook living in the city of Rotterdam. He is not the worst of people but he's certainly no saint either. The movie shows him going down in despair and poverty.

Uncle Cor is an old dock worker, who has cheated a bit with his disability benefits. If this comes to light, the consequences are incalculable. Benefits gone, evicted from his home, quarrelling with his daughter and even community service. Will uncle Cor manage to get his life back on track?—omecor