
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

Carl
Esters mor

Esters far

Frk. Thomsen

Lærerinden

Bananen

Gadebetjent

Skolesundhedsplejerske

Esters moster
Vaskekone

Beboer i kvarteret
Beboer i kvarteret
Ismejeridame

Oscar

Beboer i kvarteret
En rig kone

En rig mand

Lisas far

Gæst ved Esters konfirmation

Gæst ved Esters konfirmation

Ekspedient i chokoladeforretning

Beboer i kvarteret

Frk. Thomsens mor

Børnelokker
Mand på gaden

Pige i gården(uncredited)

Pige i gården(uncredited)

Gæst til fagforeningsbal(uncredited)