In a small two-room apartment in a backyard in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, 14-year-old Ester lives with her father, mother, and older brother Carl. It is a typical working-class neighborhood of the time, and the apartment lacks any modern conveniences. Coal must be fetched from a dark basement where homeless people have sought shelter and lodging for the night. Ester is a dreamer. She wants to be a writer and secretly writes poetry. She often loses track of time and place when her thoughts wander.
as Ester
as Lisa
as Carl
as Esters mor
as Esters far
as Frk. Thomsen
as Lærerinden
as Bananen
as Gadebetjent
as Skolesundhedsplejerske
as Esters moster
as Vaskekone
as Beboer i kvarteret
as Beboer i kvarteret
as Ismejeridame
as Oscar
as Beboer i kvarteret
as En rig kone
as En rig mand
as Lisas far
as Gæst ved Esters konfirmation
as Gæst ved Esters konfirmation
as Ekspedient i chokoladeforretning
as Beboer i kvarteret
as Frk. Thomsens mor
as Børnelokker
as Mand på gaden
as Pige i gården(uncredited)
as Pige i gården(uncredited)
as Gæst til fagforeningsbal(uncredited)
