Released:
1986-11-07

Overview:
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.

Director:
Astrid Henning-Jensen

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Sofie Gråbøl
  as
  Ester
• 
  Louise Fribo
  as
  Lisa
• 
  Carl Quist Møller
  as
  Carl
• 
  Vigga Bro
  as
  Esters mor
• 
  Torben Jensen
  as
  Esters far