History student Peter is chairman of a nationalist student union. Together with his comrades he strives for an independent Flanders with a catholic identity. At home he takes care of his father, who is getting demented. 'Flemish pride' is an exam documentary from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy. Director Thijs Schreuder is searching for the motives of an 23-year old history student to stand at the barricades for his Flemish identity.