

November 7, 1986
1h 30m
DA
Astrid Henning-Jensen
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
Ester

Louise Fribo
Lisa

Carl Quist Møller
Carl

Vigga Bro


Tove Ditlevsen, Erik Thygesen, Astrid Henning-Jensen
13
Esters mor

Torben Jensen
Esters far

Kirsten Lehfeldt
Frk. Thomsen

Lene Vasegaard
Lærerinden

Benny Poulsen
Bananen

John Hahn-Petersen
Gadebetjent

Birgit Conradi
Skolesundhedsplejerske

DR
DK

Det Danske Filminstitut
DK

Metronome Productions
DK