It’swinterinasmallsouthernNorwegiantowninthelatenineteenthcentury.Afteryearsofstruggling,Dr.ThomasStockmannandhisfamily–hiswifeCatherine,theiryoungadultdaughterPetra,andtheirtwoadolescentsonsEjlifandMorten–havereturnedtotownafterbeingawayforfiveyearsupnorth,henowwellrespectedandsuccessfulasthemedicalresidentoftheH...