
A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he meets the girl of his dreams. But his passion shifts to jealousy when one of the men from the ship mysteriously appears in town, and sets out to make Espen's life a misery.
Espen Arnakke

John Wakefield

Jenny

Johan Hoeg

The Captain

Eva

Stoker
Burly

Cafe guest

Cafe guest
Cafe guest

Cafe guest

Cafe guest
Cafe guest
Hovmester
Kelner

Wilhelm Arnakke

Amalia Arnakke
Janus
Agnes

Rose

Jørgen

Elvind

Shop owner's wife
The mate
The cook
Gertrude
Kelly
Older man
Woman 1
Woman 2
Blakeman

Frenchy
Marsh