In the difficult 30'ies, the poor working family Jensen is struggling in affording their sons education, and it ends in tragedy. The son befriends the daughter of the, not liked by the rich employer West, which sends his daughter away.
Tor, Jensen's son
Liv
Albert Jensen, worker
West, director
Mrs. West
Anton, Tor's friend
A communist leader
Jensen's wife
Kristian
Bjorn Storhaug, a farmer
Director