07/11/1986
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.
Sofie Gråbøl
as Ester
Louise Fribo
as Lisa
Carl Quist Møller
as Carl
Vigga Bro
as Esters mor
Torben Jensen
as Esters far
Kirsten Lehfeldt
as Frk. Thomsen
Lene Vasegaard
as Lærerinden
Benny Poulsen
as Bananen
John Hahn-Petersen
as Gadebetjent
Birgit Conradi
as Skolesundhedsplejerske
Litten Hansen
as Esters moster
Margrethe Koytu
as Vaskekone
Karina Broch Petersen
as Beboer i kvarteret
Rosa Trier
as Beboer i kvarteret
Eva Madsen
as Ismejeridame
Pelle Koppel
as Oscar
Sasha Feder
as Beboer i kvarteret
Karen Margrethe Bjerre
as En rig kone
Lars Lunøe
as En rig mand
Henrik Larsen
as Lisas far
Peter Schrøder
as Gæst ved Esters konfirmation
Lene Brøndum
as Gæst ved Esters konfirmation
Hanne Ribens
as Ekspedient i chokoladeforretning
Daimi
as Beboer i kvarteret
Else Petersen
as Frk. Thomsens mor
Per Sessingø
as Børnelokker
Claus Nissen
as Mand på gaden
Michèle Bellaiche
as Pige i gården(uncredited)
Annette Heick
as Pige i gården(uncredited)
Erik Thygesen
as Gæst til fagforeningsbal(uncredited)
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