Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.
Twice there are scenes where many sheep die on screen. Once, in the beginning, when a dog herds sheep off the cliff, and again, later, when many sheep are injured and die during child birth.
A mother and child die during childbirth. This is not shown on screen (she does cry out in pain and fall, before the camera cuts away.)
They do show both bodies in a casket after the incident.