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.
Ester
Lisa
Esters mor
Esters far
Frk. Thomsen
LĂŚrerinden
Bananen
Gadebetjent
Skolesundhedsplejerske
Vaskekone
Ismejeridame
Oscar
En rig kone
En rig mand
Lisas far
GĂŚst ved Esters konfirmation
GĂŚst ved Esters konfirmation
Ekspedient i chokoladeforretning
Beboer i kvarteret
Frk. Thomsens mor
Mand pĂĽ gaden
Pige i gĂĽrden(uncredited)
Pige i gĂĽrden(uncredited)
Writer
Director
Screenplay
Producer